Brutal Attack in Newbold Comyn Park
Two 17-year-old Afghan asylum seekers, Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, have been locked up for almost two decades after raping a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Jahanzeb was handed 10 years and eight months, while Niazal got nine years and ten months in youth detention.
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The pair forced the terrified girl through Newbold Comyn Park at night, assaulting her as she screamed for help. Crucial mobile phone footage recorded by the victim captured parts of the ordeal, sealing the attackers’ fate in court.
Victim’s Chilling Plea for Help Ignored
CCTV and phone clips showed Jahanzeb and Niazal flanking the girl, pushing her along despite her loud protests and desperate screams. Prosecutor Shawn Williams revealed how the girl begged a female passer-by to intervene — but help never 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 stated.
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The girl eventually escaped and was rescued by a Good Samaritan who called 999. Williams described the video as “highly distressing” and confirmed neither defendant could have believed the victim consented.
Judge Slams Attackers: ‘You Have Robbed the Girl of Her Childhood’
Judge Sylvia de Bertodano condemned the pair, describing the footage as “highly distressing to watch.” She told them: “You have robbed the girl of her childhood. Her life has been turned upside down by what happened.”
He stressed the CPS’s commitment to robustly prosecuting sexual offences and supporting victims at every stage.
