ALAN PAYNE, THE GREENFORD RAPIST, SENTENCED TO 12 LIFE TERMS IN WEST LONDON

In a harrowing case that has shocked the community of Greenford and the wider West London area, Alan Payne, aged 30, was convicted of a series of heinous sexual offences against young girls and subsequently sentenced to an unprecedented 12 life sentences, with a minimum term of 18 years. The brutal crimes, committed over a two-week period last summer, involved five teenage victims whose lives have been forever altered by his sickening acts.

Payne, who was dubbed the Greenford Rapist by local media, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of 17 separate charges, including the rape of an 11-year-old girl. The court heard that Payne approached his victims in various locations within Greenford, threatening them at knife-point before subjecting them to sexual assault and humiliation. The severity of his crimes was underscored by the judge, Richard Hawkins QC, who described the attacks as