Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a -year-old girl in a U K park executives have endorsed According to police the victim had been in Leamington in Warwickshire with friends on May when they met Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal The teenage girl began talking with them before they urged her to join them on a walk They then led her to a park area known as Newbold Comyn where they raped her Warwickshire police authenticated in a declaration disclosed online STATE DEPARTMENT WARNS UK OVER GROOMING GANG HANDLING 'UNSPEAKABLE ABUSE'Following the attack the teenager managed to flag down a passerby who contacted local police Detectives launched an inquiry using CCTV footage and photographs the victim had taken on her phone earlier in the day Officers were able to identify and arrest the two -year-old individuals Jahanzeb and Niazal were charged with rape and later appeared before the youth court in Coventry where they admitted the offense FRANTIC MANHUNT LAUNCHED AFTER ASYLUM SEEKER WHO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED TEEN ACCIDENTALLY FREED FROM PRISONAt their sentencing hearing at Warwick Crown Court on Monday the judge lifted reporting restrictions that had previously prevented the pair from being named because of their age It was also proven in court that both are Afghan asylum seekers Jahanzeb was sentenced to years and eight months while Niazal received nine years and months Both will begin their terms in a Young Offenders Institution and will be transferred to an adult prison at a later stage They were also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life and handed indefinite restraining orders DUBLIN PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE BURN CAR AFTER MIGRANT ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING IRISH GIRLU K Detective Chief Inspector Richard Hobbs praised the victim for her courage in coming forward This was a hugely traumatic occurrence and I can t speak highly enough of the victim for the bravery she has shown he revealed in a comment He added that the examination had been handled by specially trained officers who had supported the victim from the outset Jahanzeb and Niazal went out of their way to befriend the victim with the intention of raping her The length of their sentence reflects the severity of their crime and the need to protect the population from them he added DCI Hobbs revealed he hoped the occurrence would reassure other sufferers of sexual violence that they would be listened to and supported if they document offenses We will inevitably investigate thoroughly and sensitively and do everything in our power to bring offenders to justice he added