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Zainab Jamshaid Stands Trial Over Alleged Sexual Assaults and Coercive Control

The jury is hearing prosecution testimony that alleges repeated sexual violence within a coercive two-year relationship.

Overview

  • The 20-year-old is on trial at Hove Crown Court charged with assault by penetration, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating, intentional strangulation, controlling and coercive behaviour, sexual assault, and putting a person in fear of violence by harassment.
  • Prosecutors say Jamshaid repeatedly penetrated the complainant with a prosthetic device despite her saying no and using a safe word.
  • The alleged incidents span April 2023 to February 2024, with the first described at a Woking hotel after the complainant exited a shower.
  • Further allegations include imprisoning the woman in a bathroom, strangling her with hands and a metal bar until she lost consciousness, striking her with a bottle neck, punching her in the face, and scratching a Z into her leg with a maths compass.
  • Police arrested Jamshaid after an incident at the complainant’s home; prosecutors say Jamshaid initially gave the complainant’s name, later admitted their identity, provided a prepared statement, and denied all charges as the anonymised complainant’s case proceeds.