Model tells of relief as rapist gets 23 years

A model who was raped and left for dead on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca has revealed how speaking out has helped other victims of horrific crimes.

Cheryl Maddison, aged 25, from Tyne and Wear in Britain, was speaking after Moroccan waiter Mohamed Fadel El Anssari was jailed for 23 years for sexual assault and attempted murder.

She was “really happy” with the sentence, which had given her “justice”.