Vile rapist caught on CCTV carrying victim through city centre before sickening attack

A vile rapist was caught on CCTV carrying his victim through a city centre moments before carrying out a sickening attacked.

Austin Osayande was recorded taking the victim through the deserted streets of Leeds in the early hours of August 14, 2015.

He has now been handed a life sentence for the attack.

READ MORE:Some Brits can buy £5,000 extra State Pension for £800 from the DWP, expert says

A court heard the victim had been walking catch a taxi home after a night out when she was approached by Osayande at around 5am.

The 40-year-old was seen approaching the victim and walking alongside her before he picked her up in his arms and carried her to a secluded doorway where he raped her, the court heard.

Footage was released by police in 2015 in a bid to find the predator - but he was not caught until last September after attacking another woman while working as a Hermes delivery driver.

Initially denying the allegations, Osayande, of Sissons Road, Leeds, pleaded guilty to one count of rape and another of sexual assault at Leeds Crown Court in January.

He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years at the same court on Wednesday.

The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Guy Kearl QC, said it was “obvious” Osayande was out that night “looking for a victim – someone who was unable to resist and was vulnerable”.

Prosecutor Christine Egerton told the court Osayande abducted the victim and took her to a secluded area behind a supermarket.

She said the defendant “overpowered” the woman and “put her in a physical lock” before raping her.

Ms Egerton said: “She remembers she felt it was very painful.

“She tried to push him off by pushing both of his shoulders away.

“She was not able to fight back because of her own intoxication but told