A footballer who violently raped a woman after a night out in Falmouth will be jailed for five years.

Joseph Khdim Ahmed, 31, of Clinton Road in Redruth met his victim at a house party in Falmouth on December 2 2016 when she was celebrating her 19th birthday.

Ahmed walked her from the party to his friends house and raped her, biting her several times in the process and telling her "I don't need your consent."

Recorder Martin Meeke QC, sitting as judge, said at the sentencing: "You targeted that girl, you ensured another occupant left the room and you carried out your intended task.

"She told you time and again that she did not consent to your conduct. You said 'I don't need your consent.'

"She said that she was crying the whole time, you said you didn't care. At one stage you said 'I'm raping you and you're enjoying it.' As you were walking her home, you suggested that you loved her and said 'we should meet again' that evening."

Ahmed was originally charged with three counts of rape, and a jury found him guilty of one of the charges on July 6.

The victim went out that night for drinks with a friend before going to a house party where the last thing she remembers is Ahmed handing her a drink.

She was then led to another house by Ahmed who locked her in a room and raped her, biting her neck and face.

She told Ahmed that she did not consent to sexual intercourse but he carried on anyway.

Giving evidence, Ahmed claimed that he left the party with the girl to help her find a taxi before stopping off at a friends house because she wanted to charge her phone. He claimed that she initiated sexual contact with him and he told her to stop.

At the sentencing, defence barrister Ramsey Quaife pointed out that Ahmed was "someone who contributed to society," and that he was a footballer. He went on to say: "He is not someone who spent his life in a bedsit on Dracaena Avenue in Falmouth injecting himself, drinking et cetera."

He also pointed out that he suffered from ADHD and seemed to be on the autistic spectrum.

Mr Meeke believed that Ahmed posed a high risk of committing a sexual offence in the next two years, which is why he passed the extended sentence of five years in custody and three further years on licence.

Ahmed must serve a minimum of two thirds of the custodial sentence before being eligible for parole.