22/11/2012
Rape Victims Defend Accused
Two British women, raped in Barbados, have given up their anonymity to say the man accused of attacking them is innocent.
Researcher Dr Rachel Turner, from Hertfordshire, and Diane Davies, of Anglesey, north Wales, were attacked within days of each other in October 2010.
47-year-old Barbadian Derick Crawford has been charged with the attacks, but the two women have said they are certain he was not the rapist.
Police in Barbados said the "evidence strongly supports" the charge.
Dr Turner and Mrs Davies said they are concerned that while the Royal Barbados Police (RBP) continue to support the prosecution of Mr Crawford, the real rapist is free to attack again.
Dr Turner said: "The person who attacked me was in their early 30s. This person (Mr Crawford) was 47 and has a scar on his face, features that are completely different."
While Mrs Davies added: "The attacker was at least 10 years younger than this man. He was taller, chubbier and had a round face. He (Mr Crawford) is nothing like him."
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Researcher Dr Rachel Turner, from Hertfordshire, and Diane Davies, of Anglesey, north Wales, were attacked within days of each other in October 2010.
47-year-old Barbadian Derick Crawford has been charged with the attacks, but the two women have said they are certain he was not the rapist.
Police in Barbados said the "evidence strongly supports" the charge.
Dr Turner and Mrs Davies said they are concerned that while the Royal Barbados Police (RBP) continue to support the prosecution of Mr Crawford, the real rapist is free to attack again.
Dr Turner said: "The person who attacked me was in their early 30s. This person (Mr Crawford) was 47 and has a scar on his face, features that are completely different."
While Mrs Davies added: "The attacker was at least 10 years younger than this man. He was taller, chubbier and had a round face. He (Mr Crawford) is nothing like him."
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