Rashid Kausmally caused terror for two months in Brighton and Hove by attacking women at knifepoint and raping one of them.

Painstaking detective work by police ensured he was caught before he could inflict any more pain, fear and misery on defenceless women.

But like many bullies, Kausmally was also a coward. Rather than face up to what he had done, he committed suicide in Lewes Prison.

Some of his victims might have preferred it if he had been brought to trial and given a long prison sentence.

But they have been spared the ordeal of testifying against him and they now have the sure knowledge that he will never be able to attack anyone else.