Don't miss our must-read newsletter Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailA self-styled "evil black witch" has been jailed for life for a sadistic sex attack which left an elderly shopkeeper in excruciating pain. He posed as a customer at a shop in Exeter in October 2018 before returning with alcohol and offering it to his elderly victim. He said: "I am a black witch. Lake did not give evidence at his trial but claimed he left the shop before the assault took place. He demanded to be addressed as Dr Lake at previous hearings because he holds an academic doctorate.

Source: Daily Mirror July 31, 2020 18:17 UTC