JOEL AJEWOLE FROM BOSTON SENT TO PRISON AFTER HORRIFIC RAPE INCIDENT

In September 2019, a disturbing case emerged involving Joel Ajewole, a former A&E doctor based in Boston, Lincolnshire, who was convicted of violently raping a woman during a terrifying assault. The incident, which took place in South Lincolnshire, shocked the local community and drew significant attention from law enforcement authorities.

Ajewole, aged 61, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape earlier this year in March. The case came to light after the victim, whose identity remains protected, sought assistance from firefighters working on a street in South Lincolnshire. It was during this interaction that she disclosed to authorities that she had been subjected to a brutal sexual assault by Ajewole.

According to her statement, the woman recounted how Ajewole’s behavior during the attack was feral and aggressive, describing him as acting “like a wild animal.” She detailed how he physically restrained her by squeezing her throat and wielded a pair of scissors, which he used to threaten her life. The victim also revealed that Ajewole made threats to kill both her and himself, expressing a desire to avoid imprisonment at all costs.

Throughout the ordeal, the woman was overwhelmed with fear, to the point that she began to pray aloud, a detail that underscored the severity of her distress. The court was told that Ajewole’s actions left her traumatized and terrified for her life.

Further background information revealed that Ajewole had not been practicing medicine for the past six years. His medical career in the UK was marred by a previous incident when he lost his job at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston following a complaint lodged by a patient's family. Originally qualified as a doctor in Nigeria, Ajewole had spent three decades working as an emergency room physician after relocating from the Seychelles to the United Kingdom.

During the court proceedings, Ajewole admitted to the charges of rape and an additional count of assault by penetration. Judge John Pini QC, presiding over the case, delivered the sentence and addressed Ajewole directly. He remarked, “You are an educated man, a qualified doctor, but had stopped practising at the time of these incidents.” The judge also highlighted the victim’s description of Ajewole’s behavior, emphasizing her account that he “acted like a wild animal” and that she was so frightened she began to pray.

Judge Pini’s words underscored the gravity of the crime and the impact it had on the victim, reinforcing the seriousness with which the court viewed Ajewole’s actions and the breach of trust involved in his misconduct.