Boat Migrant Jailed After Rape Verdict in London
An asylum-seeker who arrived in the UK on a small boat faces years behind bars after being found guilty of raping a woman at a London hostel.
Yousif Al-Maliki, 30, launched the shocking attack on a woman he had just met at the Astor Hostel in South Kensington on August 1 last year.
Iraqi Migrant Denies Charges but Jury Decides Guilty
The Iraqi national, who claims he fled torture in Baghdad, denied the rape allegation. But after a tense week-long trial, a Southwark Crown Court jury delivered a majority verdict of 10-2, finding him guilty.
Judge Issues Stark Warning Ahead of Sentencing
Judge Christopher Hehir remanded Al-Maliki in custody and warned a lengthy prison sentence is imminent. “You have been convicted by a jury of a very serious offence,” he said. “Be under no illusion, you will be going to prison for some time.”
Before sentencing on April 21, the judge ordered a dangerousness assessment to be carried out by the probation service.
