Man found guilty of raping girl, 13, in woodland attack warned he faces life sentence

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By Paul JenkinsWalsallCrimePublished: May 25, 2023Last Updated: May 25, 2023

A man who raped a 13-year-old girl he befriended on social media then stamped on her head in woodland near Walsall has be warned he faces a life sentence.

Wayne Scarratt, aged 28, carried out the attack on the schoolgirl in secluded woodland on August 7 last year after travelling to meet her from the address where he was staying in Malvern.

Man found guilty of raping girl, 13, in woodland attack warned he faces life sentence

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