A MAN bragged to his friends he was "in a raping mood" after meeting a woman online, who then went on to rape and abuse after a week of dating.

After telling his pals of his horrific plan the 37-year-old raped a 29-year-old woman, who was on medication for her mental health problems.

She killed herself two months before he was due to appear in court, charged with two counts of rape.

1 Andrew Shaw, met his victim on a dating site, and bragged to friends he was going to rape "this mentally ill girl"

She had told Andrew Shaw she did not want to have sex with him any more but could not bear to end the relationship.

They met online and prosecutor David Gordon told Hull Crown Court she was "flattered as this was the first man that had ever paid her any attention".

Shaw had sent texts and emails to friends telling them: "I've met this mentally ill girl I'm going to... rape her... do u want to see I'll film it for u [sic]."

Another message read: "I'm in a raping mood, boys, girls, animals."

Later on on the same day he again sent a message to his pals which said: "It's sick I no but I love it... might have to rape her I'll film it all for u xx."

Shaw had met the woman online and they met for consensual sex a week before her began to abuse her.

She was living in shared accommodation provided by a mental health charity and had recently been released from hospital.

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She agreed she should not have contacted Shaw again after he had talked to her about watching pornography and about having another man there when they had sex.

Shaw's abuse of her began when he forced her to smoke cannabis and sniff liquid gold - also known as poppers - and after he raped her she vomited at the side of the bed.

When Shaw was arrested, a collection of child porn was found and he admitted two counts of rape on June 6, two months after his victim committed suicide.

The Daily Star reported Mr Gordon said of the victim: "It can't be said these terrible events were the only terrible things which happened to [her] in her life.

"Having said that, she committed suicide at a time when she was anticipating having to appear in court in relation to theses matters.

"What I would say is that this can't have helped."

Charlotte Baines, defending Shaw, said he was "not entirely read" to accept "his predilection to child sex abuse" and "thoughts involving rape".

Sentencing Shaw, Recorder Sophie Drake, said: "She was 29 years old and it was obvious to everyone, including you, that she was an extremely vulnerable woman.

"This was clearly your plan from the start; to rape her once you got to her house.

"Your behaviour on that day was depraved, it was violent, it was selfish.

"You are a man with no sexual boundaries."

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