Indian Man convicted for string of rapes and murder in UK

A 35-year-old man, who was extradited from India last year, has been found guilty of carrying out a string of rapes and murder in the UK more than a decade ago.Aman Vyas was convicted of the rape and murder of Michelle Samaraweera and the rape of three other women, offenses which took place at locations across Walthamstow in northeast London between March 2009 and May 2009.

In addition to being found guilty of murdering Samaraweera, Vyas was found guilty of one count of section 18 grievous bodily harm and six counts of rape at the end of a trial at the Old Bailey court in London on Thursday.

He will be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court in south London next month.There has been a long wait for justice in this case but finally the victims and their families have seen the person responsible brought to account," said Detective Sergeant Shaleena Sheikh, the Metropolitan Police officer involved with the case.