The despicable behaviour of a vile rapist in the dock

NewsGreater Manchester NewsCourts"I believe you have over-sentenced me, dog"06:02, 14 Jul 2026Sitting in a video-link booth at HMP Forest Bank, Jovhan Pascoe wrapped his rosary beads across his face. He then made gun gestures at a judge before turning around and exposing his bottom.Moments later he was jailed for life for the brutal rape of a woman in her own home.Manchester Crown Court heard how Pascoe had broken into her home as she slept on the sofa. Such was the brutality of the attack, that the woman was left with intimate injuries requiring surgery.‌Click here to hear the latest from Manchester's courts in our newsletterOn Monday, July 13, as Judge Timothy Smith summarised the case, Pascoe repeatedly swore, waved his arms, banged his hands on the desk, made hand gestures and even tur