A man has been jailed for over four years for the attempted rape of a woman from Bognor. Sorin-Alexandru Mandache, 24, a landscape gardener, of no fixed address, admitted three counts of attempted rape on the victim in Hook Lane in August this year. Police said the 44-year-old victim was walking nearby when he approached and engaged her in conversation, before asking her out for a drink. The victim declined, but Mandache then attacked her and attempted to rape her before making off on foot, according to police. On Friday (October, 4) Mandache was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court to four years and eight months in prison. DC Katy Lewis said: "Immediate forensic and other enquiries swiftly led to Mandache's identification and he was tracked down within days. "He had at first denied any involvement but when faced with DNA evidence had little option but to admit his guilt. "This isolated case shows how our investigations can be aided by swift reporting while forensic and other evidence is still accessible."
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