British ski instructor bags 10-year jail term over raping in Australia

An Australian court has jailed a British ski instructor 10 years for raping a woman and physically assaulting her male friend in a resort town in the country.

Matthew James Williams attacked the pair on a street in Jindabyne, South of Canberra, in July 2018.

He had followed the woman and man after they left a pub to walk home.

At the time, police said the injuries to both victims were so severe that it was initially suspected there had been multiple attackers.

Williams pleaded guilty in April to charges of aggravated sexual assault, inflicting actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse with another, and possessing a prohibited drug.

He will be eligible for parole after seven years and deported to the UK upon his release.