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# Northfield rapist jailed for 15 years
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/northfield-rapist-jailed-for-15-years/
- Published: 2018-01-22T12:57:24.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-22T12:57:24.000Z
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: News, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

A man accused of raping and assaulting a woman has been jailed for **15 years**. **Andrew Brueton** repeatedly raped the woman during a 2 and a half year period between **December 2014 and June 2017**.

The 38-year-old of **Merritts Brook Lane, Northfield**, has been convicted of five counts of rape and five counts of assault and was jailed at **Birmingham Crown Court.**

The victim is being hailed to have shown tremendous courage in reporting the crime.

https://twitter.com/WMPolice/status/955406443863248896

**Detective Constable Kirsty Gray**, of the public protection unit, called it a brave move on part of the victim and how reporting the incident had helped them arrest the offender.