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BBC News Published image captionThe CPS said Hamid "thought he was untouchable" A violent "bully" who subjected a woman to "an ordeal of abuse over many years" has been jailed, thanks to his victim's "immense courage", prosecutors said. Umar Hamid, from Darwen, Lancashire, first met the woman when she was 18 and used violence to control her, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. Most of his crimes took place between 2006 and 2013, but he reoffended in 2020 when she reported him to police. The 29-year-old was sentenced to 11 years in prison at Burnley Crown Court. The CPS's Brett Gerrity s...

Dangerous rapist jailed for 22 years for string of violent offences A RAPIST who subjected his victim to years of violence and sexual abuse has been given a jail sentence of over 20 years. Umar Hamid’s reign of terror began when the woman was just 18 years old and was sustained over a 14 year period.  During sentencing at Burnley Crown Court on Friday, it was heard how Hamid had used weapons such as guns and a machete during his repeated assaults on his victim.  The woman was stabbed with a serrated knife and car keys on other occasions. Most of the offending took place between 20...