Man raped and 'took advantage of' woman he met on night out

A south Manchester man raped and 'took advantage of' a woman after meeting her on a night out.

Omar Bnyan, 23, approached the woman along with two other men during a night out in Macclesfield town centre in July of last year. After dancing and drinking with the woman, the three men invited her back to their house for an afterparty.

The next thing the victim remembered was waking up inside a property wearing no clothes from the waist down. After leaving the address, the woman phoned police to report that she had raped.

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Officers from Cheshire Police carried out numerous CCTV enquiries to identify the men who had been with the victim to establish what occurred. After CCTV images were released as part of a media appeal, two of the men pictured came forward to police.

The third man was also identified during interview and all three men were arrested. DNA linked Bnyan to the offence and he was subsequently charged.

Bnyan, of St Brendan’s Road North, Withington, was jailed for eight years at Chester Crown Court today (Friday) after being found guilty of rape in January following a four-day trial. A 20-year-old man, who was also charged with the offence, was found not guilty.

Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Jas Kaur of Macclesfield CID said:“Bnyan thought he could take advantage of the victim in this case, and even after speaking to police following our CCTV appeal, he continued to deny his involvement up until the court proceedings where he was also unable to account for his negative omissions to police during the investigation.

“However, thanks to the bravery of the victim and the evidence provided during the