Payout for victim, 21, sexually assaulted by man in Shropshire women's refuge

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Payout for victim, 21, sexually assaulted by man in Shropshire women's refuge
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Then aged 21, the victim had sought help from Shropshire Domestic Violence in 2015 after fleeing from an abusive partner.

There, her lawyers said, she was subject to repeated attacks from handyman Stephen Russell, after he was given access to her room and personal information.

Richard Scorer of Slater and Gordon, representing, said:"A women's refuge should be a place of sanctuary and safety for vulnerable women. He said:"This case demonstrates that predatory male sex offenders will try to find and exploit any possible means to gain access to, and target, vulnerable women.He said his client would like to ensure the wider lessons of this case were learned so the crimes were not repeated in the future.

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