An Indian-origin man is sentenced to 34 years in prison in the UK for kidnapping, torture and rape, according to court reports. The case centers on a 24-year-old woman who is told she must deliver a suitcase from Thailand back to the UK in June 2024. After she becomes suspicious and refuses, she is met at Birmingham Airport and taken away. The court hears that she is put into a car and driven to London by masked men. She is then held at a property in Hanwell in west London, where she is subjected to prolonged torture. The court also hears that the defendant rapes her on two occasions. Proceedings are reported as focusing on the woman’s account of how she was lured into involvement with the suitcase, her refusal, and the subsequent abduction and sustained abuse at the London address. The sentencing reflects the court’s assessment of the seriousness of the offences, including kidnapping, sustained physical and psychological abuse, and sexual violence.
Indian-origin man sentenced to 34 years in UK for kidnapping, torture and rape
An Indian-origin man is sentenced to 34 years in prison in the UK for kidnapping, torture and rape, according to court reports. The case centers on a 24-year-old woman who is told she must deliver a s...
- A man is sentenced to 34 years in the UK for kidnapping, torture and rape.
- A 24-year-old woman becomes suspicious about being asked to deliver a suitcase from Thailand to the UK in June 2024.
- After refusing, she is taken from Birmingham Airport to London by masked men.
- She is held at a house in Hanwell, west London, where she is subjected to prolonged torture.
- The court hears she is raped by the defendant on two occasions.
The court heard how the victim – a 24-year-old woman – became suspicious when she was asked to deliver the suitcase from Thailand back to the UK in June 2024. She refused, and when she arrived at Birmingham Airport she was put into a car and driven to London by masked men. She was taken to a house in Hanwell, west London, where she was subjected to prolonged torture, including by Singh, who also raped her on two occasions, the court was told.
2 months agoThe court heard that the woman became suspicious when she was asked to deliver a suitcase containing unknown items from Thailand back to the UK in June 2024.
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