At the time of the rape John Ashby was homeless, having been discharged from psychiatric care three days earlier without a support package

John Ashby, 32, admits using Islamophobic slurs during attack on Sikh woman he thought was Muslim

The court was told Ashby ‘targeted’ the woman he wrongly thought was Muslim

John Ashby to serve minimum of 14 years after admitting rape, robbery, intentional strangulation and religiously aggravated assault

At the time of the rape John Ashby was homeless, having been discharged from psychiatric care three days earlier without a support package

The 32-year-old jailed for life for a racially motivated sex attack on a Sikh woman had a collection of hate-filled uploads