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Detroit serial rape suspect sentenced to life in prison

Daraian Winfield accused in 3 separate attacks, 1 of which was deadly

DETROIT – A man convicted of violently attacking women in Detroit will spend the rest of his life in prison.

A jury last month found Daraian Winfield, 18, guilty of murder, home invasion and criminal sexual conduct charges in the death of a 17-year-old. He attacked her while she slept in January on Radnor Street. 

Watch: Jury reads verdict

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The 17-year-old's mother, Shelly Washington, testified about finding her daughter unconscious in her bed.  

“I seen blood just everywhere," Washington said.

Washington said her daughter never verbally responded, or opened her eyes, even though she was breathing and had a pulse. 

Her daughter was rushed to St. John Hospital, and died several days later. 

Additionally, Winfield is accused in two other assault cases, one involving a 39-year-old woman in a different home on Radnor Street in December and one in Grosse Pointe Park. In the other Radnor Street case, he's charged with assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion and assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct.

Grosse Pointe Park attack

In the Grosse Pointe Park attack, Winfield is accused of using a sharp object to cut a 48-year-old woman on her face and chest as she walked  Dec. 12 on Cadieux Road near Charlevoix Street. The woman said she was cut three times on her chest, was cut on her wrist, face and suffered bruises on her arm. She gave emotional testimony back on Feb. 1 about the night of the attack. Winfield is charged with assault with intent to murder in her case. 

He has been held in jail on a $1 million bond.

Read back: Grosse Pointe Park attack victim testifies


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