A 24-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for life following what Scotland Yard described as a “significant” police investigation into an attempted rape and rape of a child in London.
Navroop Singh was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years behind bars for five charges including rape at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said.
He had pleaded guilty to three offences – possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit offence, rape of a girl under 13 and assault of a minor by penetration.
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