Mohammed Zahid, 65 Mushtaq Ahmed, 67, Kasir Bashir, Mohammed Shahzad, 44, Naheem Akram, 49, Nisar Hussain, 41 and Roheez Khan had been jailed for a complete of 174 years
Two teenage women had been left with life-long psychological and bodily scars after enduring years of intercourse assaults and rapes by a gang of seven males who had been right this moment jailed for a complete of 174 years.
In simply one of many dozens of wicked incidents, Woman A, was drugged and brought to a secluded location the place she was raped, with the horrific act filmed whereas and shared broadly. In one other, Woman B was taken to a home in Oldham the place she was abused by a number of males in flip, the court docket was advised.
At present, Mohammed Zahid, 65, Mushtaq Ahmed, 67, Kasir Bashir, Mohammed Shahzad, 44, Naheem Akram, 49, Nisar Hussain, 41 and Roheez Khan had been all given jail sentences, though Bashir continues to be on the run after fleeing earlier than the trial began.
Each younger girls bravely took to the stand to share their harrowing experiences, each reminding the decide that they misplaced a lot by the hands of those males. Woman A stated: “I’m a sufferer of grooming. My life has been destroyed from the abuse of those males.
“My childhood was taken away from me by these males. I ought to have been out with associates, enjoying in parks and being harmless, hanging round on the streets, having fun with my childhood and creating recollections I’d be capable of cherish and look again on as an grownup.
“Nonetheless, my life was removed from that because of these males. As an alternative, it was based mostly on being taken to addresses by males, being plied with alcohol and medicines, raped after which being made to really feel nugatory by a hurl of humiliating and degrading feedback directed at me.
“I meant nothing to those males, they used me for his or her benefit solely. They didn’t care how their abuse would have an effect on my childhood and grownup life. So long as they obtained what they wished, that was all that mattered The abuse has affected each a part of my life, from what I seem like, relationships, well being, to my psychological well being. There’s not part of it it has not affected and destroyed ultimately.”
And Woman B stated: “I coped with what these males did to me, as on the time I believed that each man I got here into contact with would count on intercourse. It’s horrific that I didn’t know any totally different. My approach of coping was to dam out most of what had been accomplished to me. I’ve felt disgrace and guilt all my life for what these males did.
“My life has been on maintain for the final 20 years. I’ve by no means been capable of transfer on from the abuse. This has not simply impacted my life and what I may have achieved, but additionally my kids’s lives. They’ve turn into victims of those males too.
“I by no means anticipated these males to just accept duty for what they know they did to me, so I knew they might put me by way of a trial. I’ve needed to endure being blamed by them of their try to get off with what they did.
“They accused me in court docket of numerous outrageous motives for talking out and telling the reality. I’m dissatisfied that Bashir has taken the coward’s approach out and run away from going through what he has accomplished. It’s like his final little bit of management over me. However that is the one disappointment I’ve.”
At present the 2 younger girls had been praised by police and the decide for his or her bravery in serving to to deliver concerning the gang’s convictions. Detective Chief Inspector Man Laycock, the senior investigating officer on the case stated: “[The two survivors] have been pivotal in bringing these abusers to long-awaited justice by bravely giving painful and tough testimony throughout a four-month trial. With out them this might not be potential and right this moment is about them.
“These seven males preyed on vulnerability for their very own wicked sexual acquire. The lads abused, degraded after which discarded the victims once they had been simply kids. This horrific abuse knew no limits, regardless of their denials all through this prolonged investigation and court docket case.
“That they had a callous disregard for these girls once they had been women and proceed to point out no regret for his or her unforgivable actions all these years later. The staff of devoted investigators on this case have put 1000’s of hours into securing this final result.
“They’ve supported the victims all through to piece collectively all of the proof. Bringing youngster abusers to justice is why we work so tirelessly day-in day-out, and I’m so happy for the victims that now we have been capable of assist ship this justice for them.”
Decide Jonathan Seely. ended the sentencing right this moment, saying: “I can not go away this listening to with out as soon as once more paying testomony to the extraordinary braveness of the 2 younger girls who had been the victims on this case. Each had been badly let down by these whose job it was to maintain them secure.
“They each made an extremely courageous determination to come back ahead and make their complaints, understanding what they must undergo. They’ve each come by way of this additional ordeal having proven such super braveness. I thank them each.”
The sentences in full:
- Mohammed Zahid, of Station Highway, Crumpsall, Manchester. Sentenced to 35 years for ten counts of rape, 4 counts of indecency with a toddler, 5 counts of procuring a woman to have illegal sexual activity and one depend of trying to acquire a woman to have illegal sexual activity
- Mushtaq Ahmed, of Corona Avenue, Oldham. Sentenced to 27 years for 4 counts of rape, 4 counts of indecency with a toddler and one depend of procuring a woman to have illegal sexual activity
- Kasir Bashir, of Napier Avenue East, Oldham. Sentenced to 29 years for 2 counts of rape and two counts of indecency with a toddler
- Roheez Khan, of Athole Avenue, Rochdale. Sentenced to 12 years for one depend of rape
- Mohammed Shahzad, of Beswicke Royds Avenue, Rochdale. Sentenced to 26 years for 5 counts of rape and one depend of assault by penetration
- Nisar Hussain, of Newfield Shut, Rochdale. Sentenced to 19 years for 2 counts of rape and one depend of assault by penetration
- Naheem Akram, of Manley Highway, Rochdale. Sentenced to 26 years for six counts of rape and one depend of assault by penetration
