A man who forced women to become his sex slaves during a decade-long campaign of torture and abuse has lost an appeal against his life sentence.
Iqbal Ali (34) of Oldham, singled out four vulnerable women for a series of degrading and horrific crimes involving sexual violence. They were tortured physically and psychologically and forced to satisfy his sexual demands.
Last June he was jailed for life at Manchester Crown Court after being convicted of 25 offences, including multiple rapes and assaults. His case was back in court last week when his lawyers appealed the life term, arguing the sentence was not necessary for public protection. The appeal was rejected.
With his life sentence upheld, Ali will serve a minimum of 16.5 years.
