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“The woman in this case did something incredibly brave by speaking to the police – her actions have ultimately led to this sentence.”
Officers have praised the bravery of a woman reporting she was raped as her attacker was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Daniel Oldfield, 48, of no fixed abode, attacked his victim in her own home in April 2022.
On the night of 2 April, Oldfield had been sleeping elsewhere in the property but entered the woman’s bedroom and attacked her, injuring her hand and holding her by the neck before leaving the room.
Later the same evening he attacked the woman again, as she slept, raping and sexually assaulting her.
He was charged and remanded in custody from November 2022, and following a two-week trial, a jury at Ipswich Crown Court found Oldfield guilty of rape and sexual assault by penetration by majority verdict 11-1 in August 2024.
He has now been jailed for 14 years and given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order following a hearing at the same court on 30 October 2025.