Three men guilty of 'callous' Brighton beach rape

Two men have been found guilty of raping a woman on Brighton beach in a "cynical, predatory and callous attack".

Iranian national Abdulla Ahmadi and Egyptian national Ibrahim Alshafe had denied repeatedly raping the woman in the early hours of 4 October.

Karin Al-Danasurt, also from Egypt, had denied filming her ordeal. He was also found guilty of rape as a secondary party.

Ahmadi, 26, and Alshafe, 25, and Al-Danasurt, 20, were convicted at Hove Crown Court.

The three men, who are asylum seekers, were living at a Home Office hotel near Horsham at the time.

Prosecutor Hanna Llewellyn-Waters KC said the "puerile contempt" shown by Al-Danasurt, the "predatory nature" of Alshafe, and Ahmadi's selfish entitlement "created the perfect storm that night".

The court previously heard the men targeted the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, after she became separated from her friends on a night out.