Three failed asylum seekers have been sentenced to prison terms totaling more than 60 years after being convicted of r£ping a woman on Brighton beach in the United Kingdom.
The convicted men, Karin Al-Danasurt and Ibrahim Alshafe from Egypt, along with Abdulla Ahmadi, an Iranian national, received extended prison sentences of up to 27 years for what the court described as their “predatory, callous and contemptuous” behaviour.
The convictions followed a five-week trial in which the three men were found guilty of multiple counts of rape committed against a vulnerable woman in her 30s.
During the sentencing, Judge Christine Henson KC condemned the defendants for their conduct during both the attack and the trial.
She said the evidence presented by the men, who denied raping the victim, offered “a chilling insight into your warped mindsets”.
The judge added:
“The arrogant and entitled attitudes you each displayed that night continued throughout your trial.
“Each of you were prepared to say whatever it took to deflect your actions – lie after lie, blaming others, from the police to interpreters to solicitors.”
The victim, a local woman in her 30s whose identity is protected, became emotional as she addressed the court during the sentencing hearing, recounting the traumatic 25-minute ordeal.
Speaking through tears, she said:
“They destroyed my life that night – they violated me in every way.
“My skin crawls – no matter how hard I scrub it I still feel dirty.”
The three men were convicted of multiple counts of rape in April following a five-week trial.
Alshafe and Ahmadi, both 26, were each sentenced to 21 years in prison for two counts of rape, while Al-Danasurt received an extended prison sentence, bringing the combined jail terms imposed on the three men to more than 60 years.