Man jailed over 2003 Salford rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned

A man who evaded justice for nearly two decades has been jailed for 24 years for a “savage” rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned. Paul Quinn, 52, was found guilty of the 2003 attack in Salford after a fresh forensic analysis found traces of his DNA on the victim’s clothing. Quinn followed the woman for about a mile before dragging her into a secluded woodland where he strangled her unconscious then raped her twice. The victim, now in her late 50s, sat at the back of the courtroom and dabbed away tears as her attacker was sentenced. The judge, Mr Justice Bright, said it was a “minor miracle” that the woman survived. He described her as “truly a hero,” saying labels like victim, complainant and survivor did not do her justice. In a statement read to the court, the woman said the ordeal “has stayed with me and will remain with me for life”. “Every day I look at my face and see the disfigurement, the scarring. It is a permanent reminder of that night and what I experienced. I have to live with that,” she said. The woman, who cannot be identified, said that 23 years after the attack she lives with “permanent anxiety” and “in constant fear that someone is behind me, even in places that others wouldn’t consider a risk, like the supermarket”. She added: “For him, it was one night of his life. …