Two men jailed for abducting and assaulting Birmingham girl

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 17:33 · Archive

Hamza Sharif and Sadak Ali have been sentenced for abducting an 11-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted.

Hamza Sharif, 36, and Sadak Ali, 28, were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court for their roles in abducting an 11-year-old girl in Birmingham. Sharif received five years for child abduction, whilst Ali received seven years after being found guilty of sexual assault and child abduction.

The girl left her home in the early hours and encountered Sharif near a railway station. Sharif persuaded her to go to a house where Ali was present and using drugs. Prosecutor Usha Shergill told the court that the girl was offered cocaine, asked invasive sexual questions and sexually assaulted by Ali. Ali did not know the victim prior to the incident.

Judge Roderick Henderson described Sharif as the 'driving force' behind the abduction, saying he made first contact and was 'the person that first made contact. He was therefore the driving force in the abduction. She was deliberately isolated for a significant length of time.' Sharif appeared via videolink from HMP Hewell near Redditch. In a victim impact statement, the girl said the assault 'changed me forever' and that she now finds it difficult to trust adults, suffering from nightmares and flashbacks.

How it is being reported

• Worcestershire prison inmate jailed for abduction of 11-year-old girl in BirminghamHamza Sharif and Sadak Ali jailed for abducting an 11-year-old Birmingham girl who was later sexually assaulted by one of the menMalvern Gazette · 15 Oct, 13:40
• Worcestershire prison inmate jailed for abduction of 11-year-old girl in BirminghamHamza Sharif and Sadak Ali jailed for abducting an 11-year-old Birmingham girl who was later sexually assaulted by one of the menWorcester News · 15 Oct, 13:40

In this story: Hamza Sharif · Sadak Ali · Birmingham · Birmingham Crown Court · HMP Hewell · Judge Roderick Henderson

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