A Somali immigrant who dragged a 23-year-old woman into an alleyway and scarred her for life during a terrifying sexual attack has been jailed for 9 years

Said Adam, 37, who has no right to be in Britain, will be deported when he has completed half his sentence, said judge Jamie Tabor. The judge told Adam he was sure that he was desperate to have sex that night regardless of whether a woman consented or not. During a four day trial at Gloucester Crown Court the jury of six men and six women heard that the victim was approached and pestered by Adam after she had left the Registry night club. He pushed her into an alleyway where he picked up a broken soft drink can and pressed it into her face, scarring her cheek for life. Then he ripped the crotch of her leggings and tore her pants as he penetrated her with his fingers. Adam then walked away, leaving the woman bleeding and in a state of shock and distress in the alley, the jury heard. The judge congratulated the victim for bravely giving evidence of the humiliating ordeal without letting her emotions get out of control. He said the way she handled herself in court in such difficult circumstances had been impressive. A woman whom Adam had approached and grabbed earlier in the night had been lucky to escape the same fate, he added. Adam's solicitor Paul Trotman said that his client had been living off benefits in Gloucester for about a year. He had previously lived in Bristol and had been in Britain for nine years. Trotman confirmed that Adam had no right to be in Britain. Prosecutor Kannan Siva said that the victim had been left devastated by her ordeal.