Overview
- Newcastle Crown Court sentenced David Robson, 30, to 12 and a half years in prison with a further four years on licence after release.
- He must remain on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life and is subject to indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention and restraining orders.
- The assaults occurred just after 2am on August 23, 2025, near the Barrack Road crossing in Newcastle city centre, targeting two women minutes apart.
- Northumbria Police identified him within days through DNA matching supported by CCTV reviews, witness interviews and a public appeal.
- He pleaded guilty on January 26 to sexual assault against the first victim and to intentional strangulation and sexual assault against the second, with victim statements detailing PTSD, insomnia and lasting trauma.