Parents hand over son to police for rape, attempted murder
Parents of a 17-year-old boy have handed him over to police for raping and attempting to murder a woman.
The teenager was linked to the attack by ‘billion-to-one’ DNA matches after his parents contacted police following an appeal in the press.
He is now on trial for trying to kill a woman, leaving her with ‘truly dreadful’ head injuries after he raped her.
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