Asylum Seekers Jailed for 78 Years Over Brighton Beach Rape
Three men convicted of 'predatory and callous' attack, with one having a prior murder conviction in Egypt.
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Sarah Connor
Three asylum seekers received a combined 78-year prison sentence for the brutal rape of a woman on Brighton beach.
Each man faces substantial prison terms, with an additional six years on extended license.
Karin Al-Danasurt, one of the attackers, carried a prior murder conviction from Egypt.
The three men filmed parts of the horrific assault.
Alshafe and Ahmadi arrived in the UK on June 19, 2025, traveling via a small boat from France, just months before the violent incident.
His Honour Judge Henson described the attack as 'predatory and callous,' further characterizing it as a 'sustained, systematic degradation and humiliation.'
A sustained, systematic degradation and humiliation.
The judge noted the men displayed a 'complete lack of remorse and empathy' throughout the legal process.
Al-Danasurt was found guilty of four counts of rape as a secondary party; jury deliberations extended beyond 12 hours.
The victim stated the attack utterly destroyed her life, profoundly impacting her daily existence.
The attack utterly destroyed her life.
All three men had their asylum applications refused, a detail emerging during the trial.
Ahmadi issued an apology through his barrister and signed paperwork for deportation.
The Home Office confirms foreign national offenders are routinely referred for deportation following conviction.
Ministers pledged to deport the men after their sentencing concludes.
This followed the defendants' preparations at their hotel before traveling to Brighton on October 3, 2025, the day before the assault.
During the trial, the men vehemently denied the crimes; Alshafe and Ahmadi claimed the encounter was consensual.
Alshafe and Ahmadi asserted the woman approached them on the seafront, initiated physical contact, mentioned sex, and subsequently led them to the beach.
Al-Danasurt claimed in court he tried to stop the attack by filming it, a defense the jury rejected.
Prosecutor Hanna Llewellyn-Waters KC stated the attackers treated the victim like 'meat.'
Al-Danasurt had told the Home Office in a second asylum interview he had been convicted of murder in his absence in Egypt, though he insisted he was innocent of that charge.