Burglar 'made victim choose between being raped or having sex with her own son'

A burglar raped a woman after giving her the option of being either sexually assaulted, murdered or forced to have sex with her own son, police in the US say.



Joshua Henderson, 33, allegedly carried out the sickening attack at the woman's flat in Queens, New York, after posing as a construction worker last Monday.



Henderson, wearing a high-viz jacket, pretended to be carrying out repairs at the top of the building, the New York Daily News reported.



But he then allegedly broke into the woman' apartment by climbing through a window at around 6pm on September 16.



It is understood he tied up the woman's 25-year-old son by convincing them he had a gun before raiding the property for jewelry and cash.



Instead of leaving, he demanded the victim choose between being murdered, smothered with a pillow or being forced to have sex with her son.



The woman chose to be raped by her attacker as her son was left tied up inside the bathroom.



Henderson then sprayed the woman with soapy water in a desperate attempt to destroy DNA evidence of his appalling crime.



Investigators say CCTV footage shows Henderson entering the building with construction attire and say the victim has picked the alleged perpetrator out of a police line-up.