(LBC) The police and courts have been accused of trying to “downplay” the rape of a child by two Afghan migrants.
The case of Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal was shrouded in secrecy from an early stage.
Despite arriving in the UK by small boat two months before the attack, the rapists were described by Warwickshire Police as “two 17-year-old boys from Leamington.”
Their victim, who was 15, was referred to as a “young woman.”
The boys also stood trial before a youth court, meaning members of the public could not attend and strict anonymity rules were imposed.
Their identities were only revealed when the case was sent to Warwick Crown Court for sentencing and a legal challenge was mounted by the Daily Mail to have anonymity restrictions lifted.
