A significant legal ruling at Warwick Crown Court has concluded with the conviction and deportation of two teenage migrants following a violent sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl. The defendants, identified as Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, had reportedly arrived in the United Kingdom by boat prior to the incident.
The court heard harrowing details regarding the attack, which took place in a secluded “den-type” area in Leamington Spa. The victim was forcibly separated from her friends and dragged to the hidden location despite her visible and audible distress.
Throughout the trial, Jahanzeb and Niazal attempted to claim that the encounter was consensual. However, this defense was dismantled by the presentation of graphic mobile phone footage. The video captured the victim’s desperate pleas, including the chilling statement, “You are going to rape me.”
Further evidence detailed the physical violence used to suppress the victim’s cries. The court was told that Jan Jahanzeb held his hand over the girl’s mouth to silence her, a tactic that successfully prevented nearby witnesses from realizing the severity of the situation and intervening.
Judge Sylvia de Bertodano, presiding over the case, delivered a stern assessment of the defendants’ actions during the sentencing on Monday.
The Judge said: “What you two did on that evening changed her life forever.
“No child should have to suffer the ordeal that she suffered. It’s clear from the footage we have seen that no one can seriously entertain the thought that you believed she was consenting.
“This is a case where it was absolutely clear to both of you that you were taking a child away from her friends in the face of her vigorous protests to somewhere that could not be observed in order to commit this offence.
“You both knew perfectly well that what you were doing was criminal and wrong.”
Following the trial, both Jahanzeb and Niazal were ordered to register as sex offenders and have since been deported from the country. The Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the West Midlands CPS said: “These convictions reflect the deliberate and deeply harmful choices made by the defendants, who targeted and assaulted a vulnerable young victim.
“Rape is a profoundly damaging crime, leaving lasting emotional and psychological scars on victims and their families. The evidence in this case including recordings and the victim’s own testimony, made clear the defendants’ responsibility for the suffering caused.
