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Trial Set for Three Asylum-Seekers in Beach Rape Case

11/14/2025

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Three asylum-seekers are set to stand trial in March 2026 for an October 4 rape on Brighton beach.
The defendants are Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, from Iran, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, both Egyptian.
Their arraignment was postponed due to a lack of interpreters.
They arrived in the United Kingdom by irregular means and remain in custody as Sussex Police investigate.

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Story summary

Three asylum-seekers are set to stand trial in March 2026 for an October 4 rape on Brighton beach.
The defendants are Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, from Iran, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, both Egyptian.
Their arraignment was postponed due to a lack of interpreters.
They arrived in the United Kingdom by irregular means and remain in custody as Sussex Police investigate.