# Hampshire kidnapper jailed for ten years after attack on woman

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/would-be-kidnapper-who-arrived-at-court-as-a-woman-is-jailed-as-judge-sees-through-trans-bid-and-brands-him-a-dangerous-man/
- Published: 2026-11-14T00:16:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T00:32:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16291605/Would-kidnapper-arrived-court-woman-jailed-judge-sees-trans-bid-brands-dangerous-MAN.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A woman escaped an attempted abduction and strangulation in Andover.
- The defendant received ten years in prison and four years on licence.
- The judge said the defendant posed a danger to women.

## Summary

A Hampshire defendant who was convicted of trying to abduct and strangle a woman was sentenced to ten years in prison, followed by four years on extended licence. The judge described the defendant as a danger to women, while the article argues that the sentencing hearing focused attention on the defendant’s claimed gender identity rather than the attack and its victim.

The woman was struck by a van in Andover on 2 March, then grabbed and strangled as the attacker tried to force her into the vehicle. She escaped by pretending to be unconscious and alerted two cyclists; CCTV later helped police identify and arrest the defendant. After a six-day trial in August, the defendant was convicted of kidnap, intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice, and had admitted dangerous driving.

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