A "wicked" predator who was caught on CCTV raping and killing an NHS worker on a park bench has been jailed for life.Mohamed Iidow attacked mother-of-three Natalie Shotter, 37, while she was passed out in Southall Park, west London, after a night out.Jurors had heard how the former child stage star had died from a heart attack caused by being orally raped "over and over again".Following an Old Bailey trial, Iidow, 35, was found guilty of her rape and manslaughter.Jurors were not told of his previous conviction for sexual activity by seeking to groom young people online.The court heard Ms Shotter was a beloved mother, sister, partner, daughter and former child star of a theatre production of Les Miserables.On Friday, Judge Richard Marks KC sentenced Iidow to life with a minimum term of 10 years and eight months.He told Iidow that taking advantage of "exceptionally talented" Ms Shotter when she was vulnerable and unconscious was "wicked and utterly reckless".
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00:00We're absolutely thrilled with the outcome of the life sentence that's been given today.
00:27She was an incredible girl, a beautiful girl, very, very kind, generous and the most wonderful
00:34mum, an amazing daughter and sister to Harry.
00:42So the legacy is that Natalie is going to be saving the lives of women and children
00:47because this dangerous monster is not going to be out on the streets able to do the things
00:55that he wanted to do. So Natalie will have saved the lives of women and children which
01:02is pretty spectacular. She was a girl that was absolutely grounded and always, always
01:12wanting justice so this is well served, yeah.