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Judge Lifts Anonymity as Teen Asylum Seekers Jailed for Leamington Spa Rape

At Warwick Crown Court, guilty pleas followed stark phone and CCTV evidence, prompting long detentions plus a deportation recommendation.

Overview

  • Jan Jahanzeb, 17, received 10 years and 8 months and Israr Niazal, 17, 9 years and 10 months for the rape of a 15-year-old in Leamington Spa on 10 May.
  • The Warwick Crown Court sentences place both defendants on the sex offenders register for life.
  • Judge Sylvia de Bertodano lifted their anonymity after media bids, citing the risk that withholding names would fuel speculation and harm innocents.
  • Distressing recordings captured by the victim and corroborating CCTV formed key evidence and preceded the late change to guilty pleas.
  • The judge will recommend deportation for Jahanzeb and will make representations for Niazal’s deportation, with both identified as unaccompanied asylum seekers from Afghanistan.