Man guilty of rape, assault and strangulation

Richard Allmark, 21, of Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, has been found guilty of rape, assault and strangulation following a trial in court. 

He inflicted a campaign of abuse on the survivor between May and December last year, assaulting her on numerous occasions by dragging her by her hair and strangling her. 

We put out a wanted appeal to help with efforts to track him down earlier this year. He handed himself in after seeing it and was then charged with the offences. 

At a trial that ended on Monday (14 July) at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Allmark was found guilty by the jury of two counts of rape, one count of intentional strangulation and one count of assault thereby occasioning actual bodily harm. He also pleaded guilty to another count of assault by beating at an earlier hearing. 

He is now in custody awaiting his sentencing on 12 September this year. 

DC Alicia Tierney, from our public protection unit, said: “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to build all of the evidence needed to ensure Allmark answers to his crimes and faces justice for what he did.

“This result was achieved through the immense bravery of the survivor and the efforts of all the officers and staff that have worked incredibly hard to secure the conviction.”

If you’re a survivor of rape or sexual assault and you feel ready to talk about it, call us on 101 or use Live Chat on our website. We’re here to speak to you in confidence and to act robustly against those responsible.