Difficulty sentencing rapist who is 'drunk or undressed' in court

An Eritrean national who was described as "someone who is quiet dangerous" is making it impossible for a judge to sentence him on rape charges in the Central Criminal Court because he is either violent, drunk or in a state of undress.

Bereket Mekonnen (aged 18), of no fixed abode who was granted refugee status in August 2005 told Ms Justice Maureen Clark that he was "sick of his case" and wanted "it finished.".