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Croydon woman woke to find intruder lying beside her on sofa with his trousers down

Source: Met Police

A man who broke into a woman's house in Croydon with the intention of sexually assaulting her has received an indefinite hospital order.

Frank Rawlings' victim had fallen asleep on the sofa in her living room, when she woke in the

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