Overview

• Officers received a report at about 5am on October 4 that a woman was raped on the lower esplanade in Brighton.
• Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, of Crewe, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, of Horsham, have each been charged with two counts of rape.
• The three suspects have been remanded in custody to appear before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on October 16.
• Sussex Police say the 33-year-old victim is receiving support from specialist officers.
• Detectives are appealing for information and ask anyone who can help to contact police online or via 101 quoting Operation Brampton.