Rape attacker snared after neighbour dispute

A would-be rapist who attacked two women on the streets 15 years ago has been jailed for 12 years – thanks to a dispute with his neighbour. Christopher Allan, 40, attacked his first victim, a girl aged 16 as she walked home in Blackheath, southeast London, on 30 April 2001. A second woman aged 26 was assaulted as she made her way home two months later, but Allan evaded justice until he was arrested after the row with his neighbour….