Trans kidnapper who hunted down, strangled woman is branded very dangerous man by judge

A transgender thug who smashed his van into a random woman out on a walk in the UK, then abducted and strangled her was branded a “very dangerous man” by the judge, as he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.Safiya Anna Haverty, born Sean Bevann Haverty, immediately went home and shaved off his beard and hair to cover up the crime, according to prosecutors in Winchester Crown Court in the UK.Haverty — who attacked the stranger in March — appeared in court wearing a long black wig and a women’s pantsuit, as defense lawyers described him as a vulnerable “young lady,” according to the Daily Mail.Haverty blamed the attack on his gender transition, and prosecutors say that he drove around the English countryside searching for a woman to attack before selecting his victim.The victim testified that the assault left her suffering flashbacks and panic attacks.Judge Rufus Taylor, who sentenced Haverty, described the deranged criminal as “a very dangerous man” and a danger to women.Haverty targeted the woman, aged in her 50s, as she walked down a road in Hampshire, England, on March 2.In a statement, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the attacker hit the victim intentionally with a white van, throwing her several feet away.He then dragged her toward the back of the van, where the attacker began choking her.Thinking quickly of an escape plan, the victim went limp and waited for Haverty to let go.

She then fled as the crazed attacker went to open the back of the van.The woman ran up a hill nearby and flagged down two cyclists.

Haverty briefly chased her in the van but turned around and drove away.The Daily Mail reported that after the attack, Haverty traveled to Cornwall, where his then-partner lived and shaved off their hair and beard and began wearing a long dark wig.

According to the outlet, Haverty told his partner he had begun a gender transition.Haverty was convicted of kidnapping, assault causing actual bodily harm, dangerous driving an...