Teen Rapists Locked Up for Nearly 20 Years After Horror Attack in Warwickshire Park
Two Afghan asylum seekers, both just 17, have been sentenced to almost two decades behind bars for the brutal rape of a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa’s Newbold Comyn Park. Jan Jahanzeb got 10 years and eight months, while Israr Niazal was handed nine years and ten months in youth detention.
The pair forced the terrified girl to walk through the park at night, attacking her as she screamed for help. Crucial mobile phone footage recorded by the victim helped nail the attackers in court.
Chilling Video Shows Victim’s Helpless Pleas Ignored
CCTV and phone clips revealed Jahanzeb and Niazal flanking the girl, forcibly pushing her along despite her desperate protests and screams. Prosecutor Shawn Williams told the court how the girl begged a passing woman for help — but no rescue came.
“She is heard screaming for help, she wants her friends, she wants to go home. She is heard explicitly saying, ‘You are going to rape me, let me go.’ Jahanzeb is heard telling her to shush and putting his hand over her mouth to silence her,” Williams said.
The girl eventually escaped and was saved by a Good Samaritan who called 999. The prosecution confirmed neither attacker believed the assault was consensual.
Judge Slams Rapists: ‘You Have Robbed Her of Her Childhood’
Judge Sylvia de Bertodano described the footage as “highly distressing” and condemned the pair for shattering the victim’s life.
“You have robbed the girl of her childhood. Her life has been turned upside down by what happened,” the judge told them.
She refused defence pleas to keep the attackers’ identities secret, citing the betrayal of asylum seekers who respect UK laws. The judge was clear the pair knew they were committing a serious crime.
Sentences, Deportation, and Lasting Impact on Victim
- Jahanzeb, a repeat Channel-crossing migrant, faces deportation after finishing his sentence as he nears 18.
- Niazal, who arrived in the UK in 2024 as an unaccompanied minor and pleaded guilty days before turning 17, may remain in the UK while his asylum claim is processed.
- Defence lawyers failed in attempts to shield their clients’ asylum status, fearing “public disorder”.
The victim, supported by her mother behind a screen in court, revealed the attack has destroyed her sense of safety.
“I’m no longer a happy, carefree teenager. Every time I go out, I don’t feel safe,” she said.
Her mother added: “We have watched our vibrant, confident daughter shrink and suffer from anxiety so bad she is often physically sick. Something broke in all of us that day.”
CPS Pledges Tough Justice for Sexual Violence
Ben Samples from the Crown Prosecution Service vowed to keep pursuing offenders relentlessly.
“These convictions reflect the deliberate and deeply harmful choices made by the defendants, who targeted and assaulted a vulnerable young victim,” he said.
Samples stressed the CPS’s commitment to prosecuting sexual offences robustly and supporting victims at every stage.
