3 Pak-origin brothers, uncle jailed for raping 15 girls in UK

February 26, 2016 21:01

Three Pakistani-origin brothers and their uncle were today sentenced to up to 35 years in prison for raping as many as 15 teenage girls in the UK.

Arshid Hussain, the 40-year-old ringleader guilty of 23 offences, was sentenced to 35 years while 39-year-old Basharat got 25 years and their 36-year-old youngest brother Bannaras was jailed for 19 years at Sheffield Crown Court. Their 53-year-old uncle Qurban Ali, found guilty of conspiracy to rape, was jailed for 10 years while co- conspirator Karen MacGregor, 58, was jailed for 13 years.

MacGregor's housemate Shelley Davies, 40, was handed 18- months suspended sentence as her defence team argued that she herself had been a victim of abuse in her childhood. The gang's six members led by Arshid were sentenced to a total of 103 years.

Sentencing the gang, Judge Sarah White said the harm they had caused was of "unimaginable proportions". "The impact of your offending upon the victims, their families and indeed the wider community has been devastating.

Their childhood and adolescence can never be reclaimed. Each has suffered immense psychological harm. They continue, and will continue to suffer throughout their lives as a result of your actions," she said.

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