A Syrian refugee who posed as a Good Samaritan to rape a young mother who thought she was 'going to die' has been jailed for eight years. Mohammed Al Masri, 25, and another man followed the 'extremely drunk' lone victim as she walked through Manchester city centre after a Christmas night out with a friend and was on the phone to her boyfriend.The 'vile sex predator', who speaks Arabic and has limited English, offered to get the woman home in a taxi, but instead took her back to his home, a house in multiple occupation (HMO) where he carried out the sex attack, Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester heard.The woman, who was walking through Piccadilly Gardens when Al Masri approached, believed the men were trying to help her as she saw them type in her address on the Uber app after they pestered her with compliments when she became upset. But inside the cab she felt unsafe and shared her location with her boyfriend.The taxi driver later told police the woman, in her 20s, had passed out in the taxi, and the two men had helped her out of the car.She was taken into the bedroom of Al Masri's house in Abbey Hey, Manchester, where Al Masri raped her, while his friend watched from the end of the bed and possibly filmed part of the attack, the court heard.Meanwhile, the woman's boyfriend had contacted the police and shared her location. Mohammed Al Masri, 25, posed as a Good Samaritan and tricked a young mother into coming home with him before raping her This image shows the moment the 'vile sex predator' is arrested by police after the victim shared her live location with her boyfriend, who then called dialled 999Officers located the address in Manchester and found the woman in bed upstairs and arrested Al Masri at the crime scene in the early hours of December 22 last year.The victim was 'extremely distressed' and 'jumped into the arms' of the female officers who responded, it was heard. Lewis Hazeldine, prosecuting, said: 'She was followed by the defendant and an associate. 'The woman was concerned enough to tell her boyfriend, who she was on the phone to.'He told the court that the men 'offered to get her an Uber home' and that when she saw them type her postcode into the taxi app she became 'satisfied they were taking her home'. But as soon as she got into the car, she began 'to feel unsafe' and feeling the effects of alcohol, saying her 'head was starting to spin,' Mr Hazeldine added.The taxi driver told police she 'fell asleep on the defendant's shoulder' and later 'with her head in his lap'. Al Masri told the woman 'she was safe', that her boyfriend was 'on his way to collect her' and told her to go to sleep and wait for him to arrive. She 'passed out' on the bed, Mr Hazeldine said.The woman later became aware Al Masri was raping her. She was 'frightened she may (have ended) up dead' and 'her instinct was not to fight,' the prosecutor said.Al Masri, a political refugee from the Assad regime in Syria, denied the offence and claimed sex was consensual but was found guilty after a trial last month.In a victim impact statement read in court, the woman said: 'It should have been a night I remember for all the right reasons. 'However, now, it is a night I never want to think about. I will never forget the fear that I felt when this man took me to his house. 'I had no idea who he was. I had no idea where I was. I genuinely questioned if I would leave this place with my life.'There were so many thoughts running through my mind when I arrived at his house however, this man tried to reassure me and tell me that I was going to be safe and my boyfriend was coming. This was all a sick lie.'I don't remember much of what happened in the room. I don't want to remember. I do, however, remember how I felt. 'I remember not being able to move my body because I was so frozen with fear. I remember thinking "I am going to die."''I was thinking about my children and how they would be able to live without a mum. I just wanted it all to be over.'The next thing I remember is the police entering the room and I have never felt relief like it. I knew I was going to live. 'This was not the end of what happened to me. I feel like this was only the beginning.'After it all happened, I felt like I was a zombie. I could not speak to anybody. I was numb. I was emotionless. I felt nothing. 'I couldn't interact with my children and felt like I was unable to be a real mum.'I couldn't leave the house. I was terrified. I did not trust anybody and couldn't interact with anybody. 'I feel like I put myself in self-isolation. I was trying to process what happened but all I could think about was what this man has done to me.'I could not even rest in my own home due to the constant unsettling feeling of fear and anxiety running through me. It was constant.'The woman said she believed the second man had filmed her and that it felt as if 'everyone that looks at me had seen it'. She added: 'I question myself every day. Why didn't I fight? What could I have done to stop it? I think about what else could have happened if the police hadn't come. 'People ask me if I'm okay and I say yes. In reality, I'm not. I am the one who has to deal with this and try and move on. I will never be able to forget what this man did to me.'This man has changed me. When I met up with my friend on December 21, I was a different person then, to who I am now. I will never be that person again because of what this man has done to me.'Keith Harrison, defending Al Masri, said he was a 'political refugee from the Assad regime' in Syria, and that he was granted five years leave to remain, which expires in 2029. He said he was 'not a person who is work shy' and that he had worked both in Syria and in the UK. He said the rapist had no previous convictions and described the offence as a 'one-off'.Judge Recorder Alexandra Simmonds said there were 'elements of abduction' as the woman was 'deceived her into thinking she was being taken home'.She said the victim was 'in a vulnerable state' and was 'in no condition to make any free and informed decision about sexual activity'. Al Masri was on Friday ruled to be a dangerous offender by the judge as he was jailed for eight years. As the judge passed sentence, she added: 'She was not consenting, and you must have known that.The victim also had to suffer the 'degradation and humiliation' of the presence of the second man, she said. Al Masri had maintained his innocence despite the 'overwhelming evidence to the contrary,' the judge added.The rapist was also made subject to notification requirements for life, a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, and a restraining order. He may be deported but that would be a 'matter for immigration, not this court' his barrister said.Detective Constable Oliver Smith, of Greater Manchester Police, said: 'I hope the sentencing of this vile sexual predator offers her a sense of solace while she looks to move on and rebuild her life.'I urge anyone who might have experienced rape or sexual assault to please come forward and report it.'You will always be listened to and supported.'Anna Mackenzie, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: 'Mohammed Al Masri posed as a "Good Samaritan" when he offered to help the woman get a taxi home after a night out, but his motives were far more sinister.'The way he targeted a lone woman who he believed would be vulnerable through alcohol was both calculating and insidious.'Al Masri's vile actions have had a lasting impact on the woman.'I truly hope today's sentence will help her move forward, knowing that without her bravery and support this dangerous man would still be in our community.'There is no place for rape or sexual violence in our society, and the CPS is determined to bring offenders to justice.'