A despicable thug has been caged for 18 years after breaking into a woman's home before raping her and beating her unconscious.
Brian Brough, went to his 60-year-old victim's home and tricked his way into her house by asking to use her bathroom, at around 9pm on March 19 last year.
The 35-year-old pretended to be a relative of her next door neighbour and when she let him in to use her toilet. Twisted Brough, came into the woman's home, hung up his jacket before going to the bathroom.
After he had finished he followed the woman into her living room and sat beside her on the couch before putting his arm around her, a courtroom heard.
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