A lost 16 year old girl was went through two different ordeals on the same night, both stripping her of her dignity and body autonomy. A drunk teenager, who was attacked after she headed home following a night out with friends, stopped at 555 Pizza in Ramsgate to ask for directions, when four strangers took her to a room above the takeaway and had their way with her.
Restaurant owner Tamin Rahani, 37, Shershah Muslimyar, 20, Rafiullah Hamidy, 24, and a teenager who cannot be cited for legal reasons, all raped her multiple times, laughing “as they put her through the ordeal”. Canterbury Crown Court heard that the teen who was definitely drunk and had not given her consent to the men. Prosecutor Simon Taylor said, “The girl was undoubtedly drunk and was walking the streets alone late at night. The Crown's case is that her drunkenness, youth and vulnerability would have been recognised by the defendants and it was these factors that they took advantage of in the couple of hours that followed.”
He said the girl was taken to Rahani's flat above the restaurant. “Once there she was raped by men on multiple occasions. Through drink, and most likely the trauma of what happened to her, she was unable to provide any detailed descriptions. The girl had found herself in a room of the second floor above a takeaway. In that grubby room, with an uncovered mattress on the floor, multiple males had sex with the teenager. She says she did not consent. What is clear is that each of the men took the opportunity to have a little ‘fun’ at her expense, Taylor added.”
He said the teen had drunk alcohol which was the equivalent of being twice over the drink-drive limit. The girl was later found “sobbing and distressed” by a woman returning home who took her into her home for safety. The four accused have denied all charges, and the trial will continue.
