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Mubarak Ibrehim Denies Rape Outside Portsmouth Court as Jury Plans Site Visit

Prosecutors introduced CCTV plus a phone recording with WhatsApp extracts to detail the complainant's account.

Overview

  • Ibrehim, 25, a Sudanese national who had been living at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, is on trial at Portsmouth Crown Court facing charges of rape and voyeurism.
  • Prosecutors say CCTV shows the pair moving out of view for about five minutes in the court’s vehicle entry bay in the early hours of June 11, 2025.
  • A phone clip recovered by police was said to capture a male voice saying “don’t worry,” and the complainant told officers learning of the recording made her feel physically sick.
  • WhatsApp messages presented in court included a next-day text from the defendant saying he enjoyed meeting her, followed by her reply accusing him of hurting her and taking advantage when she was drunk.
  • In a police interview, the defendant said the encounter was consensual and that he filmed parts to show consent, while Judge Daniel Sawyer authorized a juror visit to the scene because it sits directly behind the court.