An illegal migrant who worked unlawfully as a Deliveroo rider has been jailed for 21 years after raping a semi-conscious woman he dragged off a London street “like a rag doll”.
Salem Rekoub, 28, hauled the woman in her 40s down a side street in Chelsea before attacking her between parked cars in July 2024.
CCTV captured the Algerian national wearing turquoise Deliveroo clothing as he dragged the woman away from public view.
Rekoub was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court of three counts of rape and two counts of assault by penetration, with the judge declaring him a danger to the public.
The victim had been out with friends before becoming unwell on a bus home and collapsing on the pavement after getting off early.
Rekoub, a complete stranger, found her unconscious before pulling her by the arms along a side road and positioning her between two cars.
She drifted in and out of consciousness during the 17-minute ordeal as Rekoub told her: “You need to be quiet.”
The attack left the woman with 33 bruises across her body.
Rekoub then called 999 and fed emergency services what prosecutor Patricia May described as “a pack of lies”.
He claimed the woman had simply drunk too much and gave police a false name while presenting himself as a concerned passerby.
Rekoub then followed his victim’s ambulance to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
CCTV showed him grinning as he walked through corridors and peered into triage rooms while attempting to locate the woman.
When challenged by a hospital worker, he said: “I’m here to find someone.”
The attack was uncovered after the victim managed to tell paramedics what had happened, with Rekoub arrested nine days later.
When challenged by a hospital worker, he said: “I’m here to find someone.”
The attack was uncovered after the victim managed to tell paramedics what had happened, with Rekoub arrested nine days later.
When challenged by a hospital worker, he said: “I’m here to find someone.”
The attack was uncovered after the victim managed to tell paramedics what had happened, with Rekoub arrested nine days later.