Two women reported being drugged and raped by Zhenhao Zou within 24 hours of each other, prompting detectives to initially question whether they were the same person. Zou was convicted of drugging and raping 10 women—three in the UK and seven in China—between September 2019 and May 2023, and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 24 years. All known victims appear to have been Chinese, and detectives fear he may have attacked many more. Since the trial, 24 women have come forward. One victim, identified here as Rachel, says she was given a whisky cocktail, became dizzy, was driven to a villa and raped, and had her phone taken by Zou.
Zou was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 24 years, in June. The Chinese national was convicted for drugging and raping 10 women - three in the UK and seven in China - between September 2019 and May 2023. All victims appear to have been Chinese. But after his trial, detectives - having described Zou as one of the UK's "most prolific predators" - said they feared he may have attacked 50 more women.
Metropolitan Police detectives investigating Zou's offences initially questioned whether the two women might be the same person, because the two attacks sounded identical and happened in such a short space of time. This timing showed Zou was confident, a source familiar with the investigation told the BBC World Service. "He was getting away with it, so he wanted to do it more and more," they said.
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