Christopher Wood

A rapist who attacked a woman as she slept in her own home repeatedly laughed when she woke and told him to get off her.

Christopher Wood, 35, of Kay Street, Clitheroe, has been jailed for eight years and four months after a jury rejected his denials and convicted him of rape.

The woman woke to find Wood raping her at her home in East Lancashire in June 2022. When she told him to stop, he responded by repeatedly laughing at her.

Wood was arrested that same day but denied the offence. He was subsequently charged following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service and continued to deny responsibility.

A jury at Preston Crown Court found him guilty on September 11, 2026.

He returned to court on October 23, when he received his prison sentence and a 20-year restraining order.