A man who was caught on CCTV raping and killing a mother of three on a park bench in west London has been jailed for life. Mohamed Iidow attacked Natalie Shotter, 37, while she lay unconscious in Southall Park after a night out. Jurors heard how the mother of two died from a heart attack caused by the assault. Judge Richard Marks KC sentenced Iidow to life with a minimum term of 10 years and eight months. He told Iidow that taking advantage of Ms Shotter when she was vulnerable and unconscious was "wicked and utterly reckless."

The defendant told police the sex was "consensual" which was "completely untrue", the judge said in court. In 2022, Iidow had engaged in "explicit" sexual chat online with a girl he thought was aged 13 while he was under investigation for rape. Ms Shotter's mother, Dr Cas Shotter Weetman, an NHS cardiology practitioner, described her daughter as a "bundle of joy" who at the age of 12 had starred in a theatre production of Les Miserables.

Ms Shotter's partner, Anthony Wilson, said in his statement that the thought of her killer made him "angry" and that his new role of single father made him feel "stretched in every aspect." During the trial, the court had heard how Ms Shotter was seen dancing in the street before going into the park after a night out. CCTV showed Iidow walking past the victim three times in a "predatory" way as she sat on a bench.

She was "deeply unconscious" when Iidow repeatedly raped her, even moving Ms Shotter's body around in different positions, the court was told. Afterwards, the defendant drove back to his home in Hounslow, west London. Ms Shotter, whose three children are aged between five and 19, was found dead by a passer-by in the park in the early morning of 17 July 2021.