Man faces jail after admitting car park rape
Eddie MitchellA man has been told he faces a long jail sentence after he admitted raping a woman in a West Sussex car park.
Suleman Mukaish, 27, from Cambridge Road, Worthing, pleaded guilty to the attack in Lyndhurst Road car park on 11 March when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Monday.
Judge Christine Laing KC ordered a pre-sentence report to assess his dangerousness as she described the case as "effectively a stranger rape".
She says Mukhaish should be under no illusion that a substantial custodial sentence appears inevitable. He is due to be sentenced on 15 June.
Prosecutor Chetna Patel told the hearing Mukaish, who had no previous convictions, was arrested at Gatwick airport with a one-way ticket to Pakistan.
Defence counsel Zacharias Miah told the court Mukaish, who was assisted by an Urdu interpreter during the hearing, was of good character, had studied computer science in the UK, passed his Master's degree and had a work visa.
Det Sup Andrew Harbour said: "This has been a complex and meticulous investigation.
"I would like to commend the victim for her bravery throughout the investigation, and also thank the witnesses and members of the public who both assisted her and came forward with crucial information for our investigation."
Additional reporting by PA Media
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