Three Men Convicted of Brighton Beach Rape
Two asylum seekers found guilty of repeatedly raping woman on Brighton beach; third man convicted of filming attack
Quick Look
- Three men have been convicted at Hove Crown Court for the rape of a woman on Brighton beach in the early hours of 4 October.
- Iranian national Abdulla Ahmadi, 26, and Egyptian nationals Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, were all found guilty.
- The attack was described as cynical, predatory and callous, leaving the victim too scared to go out.
AI-generated summary
Two men have been found guilty of raping a woman on Brighton beach in a "cynical, predatory and callous attack". Iranian national Abdulla Ahmadi and Egyptian national Ibrahim Alshafe had denied repeatedly raping the woman in the early hours of 4 October. Karin Al-Danasurt, also from Egypt, had denied filming her ordeal. He was also found guilty of rape as a secondary party. Ahmadi, 26, and Alshafe, 25, and Al-Danasurt, 20, were convicted at Hove Crown Court. Jurors heard during the trial the victim was "too scared to go out" following the rape. The three men, who are asylum seekers, were living at a Home Office hotel near Horsham at the time.
