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A drug-crazed thug repeatedly attacked an a woman as he told her he 'was the devil and needed to rape and murder her'.

Jack Yip, 22, was high on amphetamines when he attacked the woman, pulling her into a room.

As he played with knives he was heard by his terrified victim muttering: "I cannot kill her yet. Why are you making me do this?"

Yip, from Buxton, Derbyshire, yanked the woman back into a room when she tried to flee before attacking her chest and injuring her finger, the Derby Telegraph reports.

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Clive Stockwell, prosecuting, told the city's crown court: "He was saying he was the devil and needed to do these things – needed to rape her and murder her.

"At one stage she hid in the bathroom (and he managed to get in) and he slapped her repeatedly to the face and body."

Yip then assaulted the woman again before she finally managed to escape and raise the alarm. He was then arrested.

The traumatised victim told police that the incident had "cast a shadow over her life".

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Yip admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and two offences of common assault, following the attack which took place in August.

The court heard that Yip had previously been convicted of robbery, battery and possession of a bladed article.

Brett Wilson, defending, said: "It's a great shame where he finds himself today, because he is a man who can take positive steps in his life because despite the background he has had he has achieved qualifications.

"The time he has spent in custody, he has gone cold turkey – basically, he has stopped taking the drugs. He says he wishes to abstain from drug use.

"And he has been on an anger management course. He is on medication and is mentally stable at the moment."

Jailing Yip for 16 months, Judge Robert Egbuna said: "You're a young man who has displayed arrogance to this young woman. You took drugs. It put her in a situation where she was absolutely petrified."