OFFENDER HAMID MOHAMADI CONVICTED FOR BRUTAL GANG RAPE IN RAMSGATE
Four men who "saw an opportunity to fulfill their depraved sexual desires" have been convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl.The men attacked the girl after she asked them for directions to her friend's house following a night out in Ramsgate, Kent.
Instead of helping her, they took her to a flat and raped her.
The offenders—Rafiullah Hamidy, 24, of High Street, Herne Bay; Shershah Muslimyar, 20, of Hovenden Close, Canterbury; Tamin Rahmani, 37, of Northwood Road, Ramsgate; and Hamid Mohamadi, 18, formerly of Boughton Aluph, Ashford—denied the charges but were found guilty at Canterbury Crown Court.
They assaulted her at Rahmani's residence during the early hours of 18 September 2016.
After the attack, the victim was left in the street crying, where two witnesses found her and reported the incident to police.
Rahmani was arrested later the same day with forensic evidence and CCTV footage, Muslimyar and Mohamadi soon after.
Hamidy was initially untraceable until it was discovered he had fled to Taranto, Italy, where he was detained by local authorities.
Following an extradition hearing, Hamidy was returned to the UK and detained at Heathrow Airport on 28 March.
All four men are remanded in custody with sentencing dates to be fixed, and Hamidy’s case was significantly highlighted as he was a fugitive extradited back to face justice.
