VAPE SHOP OWNER RAPED GIRL
Iqbal Singh, 45, abused his position at Phone Repairs and Vape Store in Cheam to groom and then rape a 14-year-old schoolgirl.The girl, who had consumed alcohol at a gathering and was hesitant to return home due to fears of being grounded, asked Singh if she could sleep inside the shop.
She woke up to find herself being raped by him.
During the court hearing, the victim, sitting about 10 metres away from Singh, expressed her feelings, stating: “The impact you had on me will be forever.
“It’s horrible.
I can never unsee, forget or forgive what you have done, but whilst you rot in prison, missing the years you will blame me for losing, acting as the poor victim who couldn’t help himself but to rape a young, drunk and vulnerable schoolgirl, just know I am free.
“You have no control over my thoughts, my feeling, my life or my future – whilst your future is in the hands of the judge who I pray gives you, the vile paedophile, the harshest of sentences.” Singh, also known as Tony, previously ran a vape shop in Hayes, where he assaulted a 16-year-old girl in 2019.
He was sentenced to an extended prison term of 22 years after being convicted of rape.
