A pair of predatory brothers preyed on vulnerable women leaving bars and clubs before carrying out ‘callous’ sexual assaults.
Nazmul, 26, and Selim Ahmed, 32 – both of Cromer Street, Camden – were found guilty following separate trials at Wood Green Crown Court earlier this year.
On Friday, May 1, Nazmul, 26, was sentenced to a total of 16 years’ imprisonment with an extended period of four years on license.
He will be on the sex offenders register for life.
During sentencing, the judge referred to Nazmul Ahmed as a “predator” and a “ruthless and callous serial sex offender.”
On September 15, 2018, a woman in her 20s was out with friends when she was approached by men in a car on Russell Square the court heard.
She got into the vehicle and fell asleep, awaking to find herself alone with Nazmul Ahmed who was sexually assaulting her. The victim was then driven home and reported the assault to police who began an investigation.
On March 2, 2019, a woman in her 20s woke up after a night out in Tottenham Court Road and found herself in a hotel room on Bedford Place. She had no memory of the previous evening and was alone in the room.
The woman found her phone and bank cards missing, and later discovered that money had been withdrawn from her account.
Enquiries revealed she had been raped by a man later identified as Nazmul, who had also defrauded her of around £3,000.
Less than a month later, on March 27, a woman in her 20s accepted a lift home from Nazmul Ahmed after leaving a bar in Shoreditch. After getting into the front passenger seat, she fell asleep in the car and woke up to find him sexually assaulting her. He later dropped her off at her home address, where she realised he had taken money from her bank account.
She reported the offences to police who arrested him the following day after identifying him through CCTV, bank enquiries and forensic results. This also linked him to the earlier offence on March 2 and then to the first incident in September 2018.
Enquiries later identified that his brother Selim was responsible for a similar attack on January 27, 2019.
A woman, aged in her 20s, was waiting for a bus on Great Eastern Street at around 12.25am when she was approached by Selim in his car. He told her he was a taxi driver and that he could take her home.
A passenger in the car reassured her this was the case and so she got into the vehicle. She was then driven around residential streets while Selim tried to obtain money from her bank account and sexually assaulted her when they briefly got out of the car.
Selim was arrested at his home address on June 19, 2019, and later charged.
On February 13, at Wood Green Crown Court, Nazmul Ahmed was found guilty of one count of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, one count of theft, one count of fraud and one count of money laundering. He was jailed for 16 years.
On March 12, at the same court, Selim was found guilty of one count of kidnap and one count of sexual assault. He was given four years in jail for kidnap and 18 months for sexual assault to run concurrently. He was handed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.
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Two brothers who preyed on women leaving bars and nightclubs before carrying out sexual assaults have been convicted.
Nazmul Ahmed, 26, and Selim Ahmed, 32, both of Cromer Street, Camden, were found guilty following separate trials at Wood Green Crown Court earlier this year.
On Friday, Nazmul Ahmed was sentenced at the same court to a total of 16 years’ in prison with an extended period of four years on license. He will be on the sex offenders register for life.
During sentencing, the judge referred to Nazmul Ahmed as a “predator” and a “ruthless and callous serial sex offender”.
His brother Selim Ahmed will be sentenced at the same court on May 22.
Selim Ahmed will be sentenced for his part on May 22
Met Police
Detective Inspector Louise Caveen, from the Metropolitan Police’s central north safeguarding team, led the investigation.
She said: “Nazmul and Selim Ahmed are predatory offenders who have deliberately targeted vulnerable women to sexually assault and defraud them.
“Through a large scale and detailed investigation, my team were able to link the Ahmeds to this pattern of behaviour, which they continued to deny in the face of overwhelming evidence.
“Thankfully my team were able to prove their involvement beyond doubt. We continue to investigate whether they have committed other offences.”
The court heard that on September 15, 2018, a woman in her 20s was out with friends when she was approached by men in a car in Russell Square.