Overview

• Bournemouth Crown Court heard he drove three circuits of the town in the early hours with condoms in his car before targeting the victim.
• CCTV and witnesses described him groping the woman at about 3:25 a.m. and trying to force her into his car until passers-by intervened.
• The defence argued custody would violate Article 3 due to severe PTSD from alleged torture in Syria, but the judge dismissed the claim.
• The victim said in a statement that the assault left her with nightmares and disrupted her school, work and home life.
• Hayleh, who sought asylum in 2018 and has no previous convictions, was found guilty last November and required an Arabic interpreter in court.