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Kurdish Asylum Seeker Sentenced for Tamworth Park Rape

1/12/2026

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Mehmet Ogur, a 27-year-old Kurdish asylum seeker, was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping an 18-year-old woman in a Tamworth park.
The court heard he met the victim via Snapchat and attacked after consensual cuddling.
Prosecutors described the messages after the assault as a full admission of guilt, despite his claim the translation misrepresented him.
The victim told the court she has struggled to cope with the trauma.

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Story summary

Mehmet Ogur, a 27-year-old Kurdish asylum seeker, was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping an 18-year-old woman in a Tamworth park.
The court heard he met the victim via Snapchat and attacked after consensual cuddling.
Prosecutors described the messages after the assault as a full admission of guilt, despite his claim the translation misrepresented him.
The victim told the court she has struggled to cope with the trauma.