A man has been jailed for rape after he attacked a woman in her own home. 

Mahdi Alizada, 28, of Kennedy Close, London Colney, St Albans, was found guilty by a majority jury verdict following a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court, which concluded on Friday, December 8.

He was sentenced to five years and two months’ imprisonment and has been placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.

The harrowing events unfolded in the early hours of December 23, 2019, when Alizada targeted a female within the Pink Punters nightclub in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. He continued to pester her over a couple of hours even though she rejected his advances.

When she emerged from the nightclub, Alizada told the victim’s friends that she had left and lured her to get into a vehicle before driving her home.

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He then raped the victim in her own living room before escaping from the scene.

Alizada was arrested on December 27 and after a police investigation he was charged with the offence on August 26, 2021.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Lynda Stearman from Milton Keynes CID said: “This was a despicable crime whereby the judge called Alizada a sober sexual predator who targeted a vulnerable female to have sex with him, which was not consensual.

“This sort of crime will not be tolerated by police and although this investigation took a number of years to complete, I hope that the outcome will serve as a warning that we will tirelessly pursue sexual predators such as Alizada and bring them to justice.

“I would like to praise the enormous courage of the victim in this case, who put her trust in us to bring Alizada to justice.”