Sheraz Malik Jailed 10 Years for Raping 18-Year-Old in Nottinghamshire Park
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11
Sheraz Malik Jailed 10 Years for Raping 18-Year-Old in Nottinghamshire Park
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11
Summary
Birmingham Crown Court sentenced 28-year-old Sheraz Malik to 10 years in prison plus four years on extended licence for raping an 18-year-old woman in Sutton Lawn park last June.
Judge Simon Ash KC said Malik targeted a "particularly vulnerable" victim who was very drunk, hit her in the face and head when she resisted, and showed no remorse or responsibility.
Jurors in January convicted Malik on two rape counts after he claimed the sex was consensual; the court heard he arrived in the UK less than 12 months before the attack and his asylum case is still undecided.
Nottinghamshire Police said a second man, alleged to have raped the woman earlier that night in the same park, has not been identified and remains a priority target for arrest.
The case triggered protests in Sutton-in-Ashfield last year after Malik's background circulated on social media, drawing both anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters.