Student carries drunk woman to flat and rapes her before taking 'trophy photo'
dailyrecord.co.ukA university student has been caged after carrying a drunk woman to his halls of residence after a night out and raping her while she was passed out.Preet Vikal, 20, met the victim in Cardiff city centre on the night of June 3 last year after she enjoyed an evening drinking with pals.
The engineering student, originally from Dehli, India, raped his victim without protection and took a "trophy photograph" of her lying on his bed while she was asleep.Prosecutor Matthew Cobbe told Cardiff Crown Court that Vikal and the victim did not know each other and went out with separate groups of friends on the night of the rape.
The victim said she could recall "snippets" of her night in Live Lounge after starting drinking at home before going to a bar on Mill Lane.
Cobbe said: "The victim had drunk to excess and by the end of the night was, plainly, hopelessly intoxicated."Vikal and the victim did not know each other but another clubber told court that she sat her down and gave her water as she was unable to stand.
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