Streatham Hill - Man subjected woman and child to tirade of abuse

On Wednesday, February 4, a jury at Inner London Crown Court found 32-year-old Sergiu Chiriac guilty of 12 counts of rape, actual bodily harm (ABH), coercive and controlling behaviour and child cruelty.

At the same court today, Friday, October 2, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, to serve fours years on licence.

The charges relate to a series of incidents which took place between 2021 and 2025 against a woman in her 20s and her two-year-old child.

An investigation into Chiriac’s offending was launched on March 31, 2025 when a relative of the victim alerted Met officers that she had turned up to their home with extensive injuries, including severe swelling to her head, black eyes and multiple bruises. The relative expressed concern for the woman and child’s safety.

Officers were urgently deployed to find Chiriac. Upon arrival at his property, they found clear signs of disorder, including visible blood staining in one of the rooms.

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It was later uncovered that just the day before, Chiriac had attacked the victim and her child without warning. He behaved aggressively, shouted abuse, prevented the victim from leaving the property and threatened her with a knife.

Chiriac was arrested and charged with offences including ABH, criminal damage and child assault before being remanded in custody.

In the weeks after the assault, the victim felt able to share a fuller account, enabling detectives to uncover the true extent of Chiriac’s offending - including multiple rapes - and ensure it was brought before the court.

On September 11, 2025 Chiriac was subsequently charged with multiple counts of rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, child cruelty and witness intimidation.

Sergiu Chiriac, a Romanian national of Wray House, Streatham Hill, was found guilty of three counts of rape; three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; one count of coercive and controlling behaviour; one count of strangulation; one count of child cruelty; one count of witness intimidation; one count of assault on a child and one count of criminal damage.

The survivor of Chiriac’s abuse shared the following: “For those going through similar abuse, I would want for them to know how amazing it is on the other side. I know how it seems more dangerous to leave the abuser and that you and your children are better off with them, but it's not true.

"Since leaving, my child and I have been able to heal, have gotten so much unexpected support with everything and are feeling genuinely peaceful and happy now. I was pleasantly shocked at how much support I got in this situation.

“This is a lot of thanks to the police, justice system, NHS and all the other support that is provided for survivors of domestic violence- they helped to change our lives in the best way.”