A person who choked a susceptible girl moments earlier than raping her has been jailed for six years.
James Weir, 40, pounced on his sufferer whereas the pair walked by way of woods in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, on 17 August 2020.
During a trial on the High Court in Lanark, jurors heard how Weir pressured the lady to the bottom and compelled her to take away her clothes. He then positioned his arms round her throat and compressed it earlier than raping her.
Weir, of Wishaw, was discovered responsible final month and was sentenced on the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday through video hyperlink from jail.
Defence advocate Iain Smith requested Lord Summers to be as lenient as he might be within the circumstances.
He added: “I invite your lordship to impose a sentence which is appropriate for the offence.”
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Passing sentence, the decide informed Weir: “I have heard all that has been said in mitigation by Mr Smith and I have taken it all into account.
“However, you’ve got been convicted of a really critical offence.
“I have taken account of the vulnerability of your victim and I have decided that a sentence of six years is the most appropriate sentence.”
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