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Three Men Deny Brighton Beach Rape Charges at Hove Crown Court

A three-week trial is scheduled to start on March 16, 2026.

Overview

  • The defendants are named as Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, charged with multiple counts of raping a 33-year-old woman.
  • Sussex Police say the men are remanded in custody and officers are not seeking additional suspects in the case.
  • Police received a report of rape on the lower esplanade in Brighton at about 5am on October 4, and the victim is receiving support from specialist officers.
  • In court, the prosecution said the woman was dragged onto the beach and described the incident as a terrifying ordeal.
  • Al-Danasurt also faces a charge of sharing intimate images without consent and is being investigated for suspected immigration offences, with reports stating two defendants were living in an asylum hotel in West Sussex.