Syrian sex predator, 24, who entered the UK illegally is jailed for three years and faces deportation after sexually assaulting teenage girls across Liverpool
- Ahmed Al-Razawe carried out three sex attacks across Liverpool in October
- Court heard he groped two women, aged 17 and 18, who were waiting for a taxi
- The victims were able to take photos of him and launch an online appeal
- Attacked third woman days later – but left blood at scene after being punched
- DNA analysis and photo appeal led to Syrian national being tracked down
- He admitted sexual assault and assault causing actual bodily harm and was jailed for three years
A sexual predator who was caught thanks to his quick-thinking victims and a woman who punched the attacker in the face has been jailed for three years.
Syrian national Ahmed Al-Razawe, who is in the UK illegally, carried out three sex attacks in Liverpool city centre in the space of just four days last year.
The 24-year-old first targeted two teenage friends sitting at a bus stop – asking them for sex before groping them.
He then smacked another woman’s bottom, before biting her breast after she wrestled him to the ground.
A judge said Al-Razawe tried to treat the victims as his ‘sexual commodities’ with ‘no regard for their rights’.
But the quick-thinking women took on the predator – using their mobile phones to take photos and videos before he could flee. Another woman even chased him down the street before landing a punch that helped to identify him.
Al-Razawe has now been jailed for three years after admitting to sexual assault and assault causing actual bodily harm.
Syrian national Ahmed Al-Razawe, who is in the UK illegally, has been jailed for three years for sexual assault after his victims collected evidence that helped lead to his conviction
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Al-Razawe attacked two teenagers, aged 17 and 18, who were waiting for a taxi at Liverpool One bus station, at around 11.30pm on October 23.
He groped their legs and slid his hand up one victim’s shorts. But the other used her phone to take a photo and record a video of him, which she later posted on social media to warn others and to get him identified.
At the time the Syrian national – who had entered the UK illegally and applied for asylum – was living in a hostel in the Toxteth area of the city.
Several days later, the man running the hostel was sent a screenshot of the post, when he immediately recognised Al-Razawe and contacted the police.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Al-Razawe attacked two teenagers, aged 17 and 18, who were waiting for a taxi at Liverpool One bus station. He groped their legs and slid his hand up one victim’s shorts. But the other used her phone to take a photo and record a video of him, which she later posted on social media to warn others and to get him identified
In the meantime Al-Razawe had struck again, approaching two women walking down the street, asking them to open a wine bottle, and when they walked on, slapping and squeezing the bottom of one of the women on October 27.
When her friend protested, he started swinging his arm at her, so the woman he had just molested grabbed him around the neck, and they both fell over. He then sunk his teeth into her left breast and hit her in the head with the bottle.
Liverpool Crown Court heard a passerby shouted ‘get off’ and Al-Razawe ran away. But by now the two women had been joined by another female friend, who chased after him and caught him up.
Faced with the overwhelming evidence against him, the coward admitted three counts of sexual assault and one count of assault causing actual bodily harm
Henry Riding, prosecuting, said: ‘There was something of a struggle before he then ran off again. During that struggle however the friend punched the defendant in the face.
‘The defendant suffered an injury causing him to bleed and some of his blood got on the friend’s clothing. As a result of which, it was matched to the defendant as a result of DNA analysis.’
The third victim and her two friends also managed to take photos of Al-Razawe, before he was picked out in an identity parade.
Faced with the overwhelming evidence against him, the coward admitted three counts of sexual assault and one count of assault causing actual bodily harm.
The 17-year-old victim told the court she was left struggling to sleep. In a victim statement, she said: ‘Every time I close my eyes I could see his face.’
She added that she is now much more wary of people when she is out and that she was relieved neither her nor her friend had been on their own.
The 18-year-old victim said she was left jumpy at the slightest noise, struggled to sleep, and woke up with a heavy feeling on her chest.
Mr Riding said: ‘She describes how she doesn’t want to get up or go out and relives what happened in her head over and over again.’
Al-Razawe has now been jailed for three years after admitting to sexual assault and assault causing actual bodily harm. Pictured: Liverpool Crown Court
The third victim, in her 20s, had moved to Liverpool from a different area and described how she was left feeling uncomfortable in the city.
She suffered nightmares, struggled to cope with social situations, and reacted negatively to men touching her in a friendly way.
Mr Riding said: ‘She describes that the bite to her breast left a lasting scar, which is a permanent reminder of what happened and affects the clothing she can wear.’
Passing sentence, the judge Recorder Harris praised the woman who ‘bravely’ chased after Al-Razawe and helped bring him to justice. He said the pervert would have to sign on the Sex Offenders Register for a decade.
Al-Razawe, who claimed drink and drugs played a part in both attacks and that he didn’t remember the first incident, was found by a probation officer to ‘pose a high risk of causing serious harm to women’.
Recorder Harris said he had shown ‘no insight or empathy’ and had ‘a predatory sexual approach to women’.
The judge jailed him for three years. Al-Razawe will serve half of that sentence in prison, at which stage depending on the outcome of a Home Office hearing he will either be released on licence or deported.
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