Overview
- Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, are each charged with two counts of rape after a woman reported an attack on Brighton’s lower esplanade at about 5am on October 4.
- The men appeared at Brighton Law Courts on November 13 and were remanded in custody as police confirmed the victim is receiving specialist support and no further suspects are being sought.
- A plea hearing was adjourned because no Kurdish interpreter was available for Ahmadi, and a plea and trial preparation hearing is listed for December 8.
- The court fixed a three-week trial to begin on March 16, 2026, at Brighton Law Courts.
- The Home Office says all three arrived in the UK via small boats with asylum claims in process, while reports indicate Alshafe’s claim was refused hours before the alleged attack, a detail not independently confirmed.