HOVE CROWN COURT – Two men, Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, and Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, have been found guilty of rape following an incident on Brighton beach. The verdict, delivered by a jury, follows a trial that heard disturbing accounts of the assault. A third man, Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, accused of filming the event, has had his charges detailed in the proceedings.
== The prosecution described the attack as 'cynical, predatory, and callous'. ==
The court heard that the victim reported being spat on, kicked, and having her throat grabbed during the assault, with her assailants allegedly laughing. Forensic evidence, including DNA matching Alshafe and Ahmadi, was presented to the jury. The defendants targeted the woman in the early hours of October 4, 2025, after she became separated from her friends during a night out.
Prosecution Narrative
The jury heard that the defendants targeted the woman in the early hours after she became separated from her friends while on a night out.
Alshafe, an Egyptian national, and Ahmadi, an Iranian national, stand accused of repeatedly raping the woman. Al-Danasurt, also an Egyptian national, is accused of filming the attack. Prosecutors suggested the men were "egging each other on" during the incident.
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Al-Danasurt's defence, however, maintained he attempted to intervene. His testimony claims he "tried to speak to them… With no avail I stop them." He further alleged that police threatened him with a prison sentence if he did not sign a statement.
Background of the Accused
All three men were identified as asylum seekers residing at the Cisswood House Hotel in Lower Beeding, near Horsham, which serves as Home Office-approved accommodation. They had travelled to Brighton together on the night of the alleged offence. Alshafe and Ahmadi, originally from Horsham and Crewe respectively, and Al-Danasurt, from Egypt, were in their early to mid-twenties at the time of their arrest.
The case first came to public attention with charges being laid in October 2025, with the trial commencing at Hove Crown Court on Tuesday, March 11, 2026. The trial concluded with the guilty verdicts for Alshafe and Ahmadi on March 17, 2026, with further proceedings concerning Al-Danasurt ongoing.
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