THIS is the first image of the “predator” who broke into a woman’s home and raped her while she was sleeping.
Our pic shows Kamal Kumar Nepali, 24, from Ballincollig in Cork, shortly before he targeted his victim on March 1, 2022.
Nepali was caged for nine years at the Central Criminal Court and will serve his term at the Midlands jail, alongside other sex offenders.
After his sentencing, a pal contacted us to express their revulsion at his crimes.
They said: “Kamal was always a bit of a loner and an odd character, but nobody suspected he was capable of this. He won’t be welcome here again.”
And, as Nepali starts his sentence, we can reveal Gardai are examining other unsolved sexual assault cases in Cork to see if he was involved.
The monster was convicted by a jury earlier this year on eight charges, including rape, trespass and sexual assault.
He was also convicted of trespassing on four other properties on the same night.
Nepali’s trial heard his victim woke at 7am to find she was covered in love bites and bruises and him in her bed.
She said she’d been in a deep sleep after a night out. The court heard Nepali had tried “numerous doors” before the attack.