A woman who couldn’t speak English was lost in Birmingham was abducted and raped by a church helper who then took her to a friend’s house so he could attack her as well.

How it Happened

Fabrice Mpata, 39, had been driving in the Winson Green area of the city when the African victim, who could not find her way back to her sister-in-law’s home, asked him for help.

Fabrice took advantage of the woman and lured her into his car on the premise he was going to take her home.

His Partner-in-crime

Instead, he took her to a friend’s house where she was raped twice. 

He then ‘offered her up’ to pal Rigobert Ngambe, 45, who also raped her before she was left abandoned in the street.

It was a taxi driver that saw the woman where she was lying and took took the terrified woman to hospital and officers were later able to track down the vile pair using DNA evidence.

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Court Ruling

Mpata, of Saltley, Birmingham, was previously convicted of two counts of rape following a trial and was jailed for 16 years. He was handed a three-year extended licence period.

Ngambe, from the Hockley area of the city, was sentenced to 15 years after being found guilty of one charge of rape at Birmingham Crown Court.

He received a two-year extended licence period.

The court heard the middle-aged African woman had become separated from other family members when she came across Mbata on August 20, 2022.

Mbata argued that after being arrested the pair had told a number of lies and claimed the victim had consented to sex.