R v Wendell Wilberforce Baker
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 28 June 2013 |
| Subject Matter | Criminal |
| Court | Crown Court |
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The Queen v Wendell Wilberforce Baker
Central Criminal Court
28 June 2013
Sentencing Remarks of His Honour Judge Rook QC
1) You have been found guilty by a jury of a particularly grave case of rape.
2) You anally raped a 66‐year‐old woman in her own bedroom having broken into her home at
night. Up to that night she had always felt secure and safe in her home.
3) She lived on her own. She lived a quiet life. She was afraid of the dark. She slept in a
downstairs room as she was nervous and it made her feel better if she slept near the front door
especially if there was a fire.
4) This was a planned offence. You broke into her home to steal. There is a clear inference that
you targeted her because you somehow had acquired inside knowledge and you expected to find
money. She was awoken in the early hours to find you searching the downstairs room where she
slept. You were desperate for money and even searched the loft. When you failed to find any, you
decided to punish her by subjecting her to a brutal and vicious attack and by raping her.
5) You put a blanket over her head. Once you had done so, you tied her wrists together behind
her back with flex. You punched her in the face with your fists, and then worked downwards
punching her chest, and bare stomach. You asked if there was anyone else in the house and you said
“If I find anyone else, I’ll kill you.”
6) You searched for money. When you returned you said “Give me the money or I’ll murder
you.” Somehow you had learnt about her friend George. You said “Does he ever fuck you because I’m
going to?”
7) You made her lean over the bed. You penetrated her anus with your penis. Clearly she
suffered great pain. Somehow you manoeuvered her to the hallway. You wanted her out of the way
so she would not raise the alarm or seek help. You took out the upright hoover so as to place her in a
cupboard.You put the bolt across which secures the cupboard from the outside. There were no inside
locks. There are shelves in the cupboard. They do not extend to the front leaving a small gap
between the shelves and the door when it is closed. This meant that she was trapped locked inside
that cupboard for many hours .Her legs were scrunched up to her chest. Her feet started to go numb.
She could not stand in the space because of the shelves. She was aware of the flex around her neck
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