イギリス・シェフィールドで11月、女性に性的暴行を加えようと飛びかかった男性が返り討ちに遭い、深い傷を負う事案が発生した。
35歳のジョナソン・ホームズ容疑者は11月1日、イギリス・シェフィールドの通りで女性に襲いかかった。しかし女性の勇敢な反撃に遭い、両目に真っ黒なアザ、顔面には無数の傷を負いその場から逃走した。
12月1日、ホームズ容疑者には懲役4年半の判決が下ったとミラー紙が報じた。
被害にあった女性の裁判所での証言によると、ホームズ容疑者は早朝に女性の後を1マイル以上も付け、その後女性に襲い掛かり、近くの茂みの中に押し倒したという。
しかしこの女性は後を付けられていることに気付き、あらかじめ武器として使うために車のキーを手の中に仕込んでおいたという。またパートナーに電話をするために、携帯電話も出しておいた。
また、ホームズ容疑者は女性を押し倒して馬乗りになった時に、女性に「きっとお前も楽しいぞ」と言ったとも証言した。
ホームズ容疑者が舌を女性の口に捻じ込もうとした時、女性はありったけの力でホームズ容疑者の舌を噛み切った。ホームズ容疑者の手が緩んだところで女性は抜け出し、車のキーをホームズ容疑者の首に押し付けながら大声で助けを呼び続けた、と女性が裁判所で話している。
2人の通行人が女性の叫びを聞いたことから、ホームズ容疑者は逃走したと、レイチェル・ハリソン検事が地元紙シェフィールド・スターに話している。しかしホームズ容疑者は柵を飛び越える時に引っかかり、余計に傷が増えてしまったとのことだ。
ハリソン検事は、辛うじて性的暴行の被害を免れた女性の言葉を引用し、「もう彼は二度と女性に手を出そうとは思わないでしょう」と述べた。
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暴力と戦うインド女性
Violence Against Women(01 of20)
FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2013 file photo, photojournalists, with black bands around their mouth, participate in a protest against the gang rape of a female photojournalist in Mumbai, in Gauhati, India. The World Health Organization has declared violence against women an epidemic, calculating that one in three women worldwide will experience sexual or physical violence, most often from their husband or male partner. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
INDIA-CRIME-RAPE-PROTEST(02 of20)
Indian activists participate in a rally organised by \'The Red Brigade - Bring Bangalore Back\' to protest against the recent incidents of sexual abuse, molestation and rapes against women in Bangalore on July 20, 2014. The protestors demanded police take action against sexual offenders, child sexual abuse and rapists after several cases of sexual violence against women were registered in Bangalore in the last few days. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath Kiran (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
India Rape Protest(03 of20)
Hearing impaired students shout slogans during a protest against the Sept. 4 rape of a mentally disabled girl staying at a home run by a non-governmental organization in Jammu, India, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Police arrested two people in connection with the sexual abuse of the girl, according to local reports.(AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(04 of20)
An Indian woman holds a placard during a protest to demand for tougher rape laws and better police protection for women, outside the Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 22, 2013. A second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of a 5-year-old girl who New Delhi police say was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has brought a new wave of protests against how Indian authorities handle sex crimes. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(05 of20)
Indian policewomen detain a protester during a protest outside the Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 22, 2013. A second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of a 5-year-old girl who New Delhi police said was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has brought a new wave of protests against how Indian authorities handle sex crimes. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(06 of20)
Indian police officers stand guard as an activist of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, or All Indian Student Council, shouts slogans during a protest against the rape of a six-year-old student, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Police in India have arrested the head of a school where the child was raped earlier this month and charged him with hindering the investigation and negligence. Earlier this week police also arrested the school\'s skating instructor and charged him with attacking the child. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Gang Rape Protest(07 of20)
Indian activists hold placards as they protest against the gang rape of a 21-year-old woman in the city in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The victim, a shopping mall employee was allegedly gang raped at knifepoint by six men when she was returning from work Sunday evening, relatives said. Violence against women in India has caused increasing alarm since the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old Indian physiotherapy student in New Delhi in December 2012. Several foreign tourists also have been targeted in attacks that have received international attention, although Indian women are assaulted far more frequently. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Rape Protest(08 of20)
A young hearing impaired student shouts slogans during a protest against the Sept. 4 rape of a mentally disabled girl staying at a home run by a non-governmental organization in Jammu, India, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Police arrested two people in connection with the sexual abuse of the girl, according to local reports. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(09 of20)
Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, or All Indian Student Council, shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a six-year-old student, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Police in India have arrested the head of a school where the child was raped earlier this month and charged him with hindering the investigation and negligence. Earlier this week police also arrested the school\'s skating instructor and charged him with attacking the child. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(10 of20)
Pradeep Kumar, a 19-year-old garment factory worker, is taken away by police after he was arrested in Lakhisarai District, Bihar state, India, Monday, April, 22, 2013. Kumar, a second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of a 5-year-old girl who New Delhi police said was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has brought a new wave of protests against how Indian authorities handle sex crimes. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(11 of20)
Indian protesters shout slogans during a protest to demand for tougher rape laws and better police protection for women, outside the Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 22, 2013. A second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of a 5-year-old girl who New Delhi police say was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has brought a new wave of protests against how Indian authorities handle sex crimes. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Child Rape(12 of20)
Indian schoolgirls offer prayers for the speedy recovery of a 5-year-old girl who was raped and tortured in New Delhi, at Dewan Devi Public School in Jammu, India, Monday, April 22, 2013. A second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of the girl who New Delhi police say was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has brought a new wave of protests against how Indian authorities handle sex crimes. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
INDIA-JUSTICE-PROTEST-RAPE(13 of20)
Activists from various women\'s rights organisation hold placards as they stage a silent demonstration against sexual assault and rapes on women, in Bangalore on April 22, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN via Getty Images)
The Lucknow Red Brigades(14 of20)
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2014/11/04: A young girl of the Red Brigade waits on the roof of a house to learn self-defense in a suburb called Madiyaon, in the city of Lucknow in India. \n\nThe Red Brigade is a self-defense group that was founded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India by Usha Vishwakarma who was a victim of an attempted rape. She decided that something must be done to protect the insecurities and sexual violence against women. Thus creating the Red Brigade Lucknow with some partners to try and make the streets a safer place for women to roam. \n\nThe Red Brigade mainly train young females the art of self-defense in order to help them feel safer. They are also attempting to help younger girls who are not allowed to go to school for fear that they may be raped on their way there by providing safety patrols so that younger girls can also be educated. The organisation is now receiving press coverage from all over the globe. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
The Lucknow Red Brigades(15 of20)
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2014/11/04: Girls of the Red Brigade wait on the roof of a house to learn self-defense in a suburb called Madiyaon, in the city of Lucknow in India. \n\nThe Red Brigade is a self-defense group that was founded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India by Usha Vishwakarma who was a victim of an attempted rape. She decided that something must be done to protect the insecurities and sexual violence against women. Thus creating the Red Brigade Lucknow with some partners to try and make the streets a safer place for women to roam. \n\nThe Red Brigade mainly train young females the art of self-defense in order to help them feel safer. They are also attempting to help younger girls who are not allowed to go to school for fear that they may be raped on their way there by providing safety patrols so that younger girls can also be educated. The organisation is now receiving press coverage from all over the globe. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
The Lucknow Red Brigades(16 of20)
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2014/11/04: Girls of the Red Brigade wait on the roof of a house to learn self-defense in a suburb called Madiyaon, in the city of Lucknow in India. \n\nThe Red Brigade is a self-defense group that was founded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India by Usha Vishwakarma who was a victim of an attempted rape. She decided that something must be done to protect the insecurities and sexual violence against women. Thus creating the Red Brigade Lucknow with some partners to try and make the streets a safer place for women to roam. \n\nThe Red Brigade mainly train young females the art of self-defense in order to help them feel safer. They are also attempting to help younger girls who are not allowed to go to school for fear that they may be raped on their way there by providing safety patrols so that younger girls can also be educated. The organisation is now receiving press coverage from all over the globe. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
The Lucknow Red Brigades(17 of20)
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2014/11/04: Usha and Laxmi Wishwakarma, age 18, talk to each other about the latest atrocities that occurred in the city. \n\nThe Red Brigade is a self-defense group that was founded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India by Usha Vishwakarma who was a victim of an attempted rape. She decided that something must be done to protect the insecurities and sexual violence against women. Thus creating the Red Brigade Lucknow with some partners to try and make the streets a safer place for women to roam. \n\nThe Red Brigade mainly train young females the art of self-defense in order to help them feel safer. They are also attempting to help younger girls who are not allowed to go to school for fear that they may be raped on their way there by providing safety patrols so that younger girls can also be educated. The organisation is now receiving press coverage from all over the globe. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
The Lucknow Red Brigades(18 of20)
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2014/11/03: Laxmi is an 18 year old member of the \'Red Brigade\' at the local office in Madiyaons, a suburban slum of Lucknow city. \n\nThe Red Brigade is a self-defense group that was founded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India by Usha Vishwakarma who was a victim of an attempted rape. She decided that something must be done to protect the insecurities and sexual violence against women. Thus creating the Red Brigade Lucknow with some partners to try and make the streets a safer place for women to roam. \n\nThe Red Brigade mainly train young females the art of self-defense in order to help them feel safer. They are also attempting to help younger girls who are not allowed to go to school for fear that they may be raped on their way there by providing safety patrols so that younger girls can also be educated. The organisation is now receiving press coverage from all over the globe. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
The Lucknow Red Brigades(19 of20)
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2014/11/03: Two members of the Red Brigade put on make up and make each other look pretty. \n\nThe Red Brigade is a self-defense group that was founded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India by Usha Vishwakarma who was a victim of an attempted rape. She decided that something must be done to protect the insecurities and sexual violence against women. Thus creating the Red Brigade Lucknow with some partners to try and make the streets a safer place for women to roam. \n\nThe Red Brigade mainly train young females the art of self-defense in order to help them feel safer. They are also attempting to help younger girls who are not allowed to go to school for fear that they may be raped on their way there by providing safety patrols so that younger girls can also be educated. The organisation is now receiving press coverage from all over the globe. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
INDIA-CRIME-RAPE-PROTEST(20 of20)
Indian activists from the Social Unity Center of India (SUCI) shout slogans against the state government in protest against the gang-rape and murder of two girls in the district of Badaun in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and recent rapes in the eastern state of West Bengal, in Kolkata on June 7, 2014. The protests came amid a growing uproar over the killings in Uttar Pradesh, with the United Nations saying violence against women should be regarded as a matter of basic human rights. The two cousins, aged 14 and 12, were found hanging from a mango tree in their impoverished village, with subsequent tests showing they had been the victim of multiple sexual assaults. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu Sarkar (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)
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