Rapist who preyed on woman twice in King's Cross station toilets jailed
A man will spend 11 years behind bars after raping a woman twice in the toilets of King's Cross station and forcing her to take drugs.
Abdifatah Mohamud, 35, of Bingfield Street in Islington, manipulated his victim by taking food for her.
He was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Friday to 11 years imprisonment after being found guilty by a jury of two counts of rape.
He was also handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a life-long signature on the Sex Offenders Register.
The court heard how around 5pm on October 12, 2022, the victim was at a park with a group which included Mohamud.
He proceeded to claim he knew the victim and began talking to her.
The victim returned to King's Cross railway station at around 10pm and joined the same group from earlier in the day.
She was approached again by Mohamud and he coerced her into the toilets where he raped her.
Following this, Mohamud took the victim for food to manipulate her into believing he meant no harm.
He later coerced the victim again into the toilets, forcing her to take drugs and raping her again.
After the victim began getting upset and becoming vocal, Mohamud left the scene.
The victim was found in the toilets by a cleaner who in turn informed security and a report was made to British Transport Police.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Adrienne Curzon, said: "Mohamud is a calculating offender who used coercion and manipulation in order to rape the victim.
"This has been an extremely frightening experience for her, and I hope this outcome goes some way to help her move on from the traumatising ordeal she was subjected to.
"We take all reports of sexual offences seriously and I hope this sends a strong message to offenders that we will do everything in our power to ensure that justice is served."
