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Defendant in Brighton Beach Rape Trial Says He Filmed to Stop Friends

Jurors are weighing recorded clips with CCTV as the core evidence.

Overview

  • Egyptian defendant Karin Al-Danasurt told the jury he recorded the scene to stop the others and to protect himself, and he denied sharing the videos.
  • Jurors have watched three short clips from the beach, hotel-room recordings, and CCTV that charts the group’s movements in Brighton and at their lodging.
  • Forensic testing identified semen from Ibrahim Alshafe and Abdulla Ahmadi on samples, with a third DNA result described in court as inconclusive.
  • Prosecutors said the men returned to their Home Office-approved asylum hotel and filmed a barbecue in the grounds hours after the alleged attack.
  • The court heard Abdulla Ahmadi left the hotel the next day in an unapproved move and was arrested on October 12 in Crewe, while all three deny the charges.