Woman’s whole life ‘upended’ by rape

The judge sentencing Faisal Ellahi for the rape of a young woman with Down syndrome has said the victim has had her whole life upended by the attack.

At a sentencing hearing yesterday, Padraig Dwyer, defending, submitted to Mr Justice Tony Hunt that he didn’t know if the effects of the offence on the victim in this case were worse than in other rape cases.

Mr Justice Hunt said he disagreed: “This goes beyond trauma. This victim’s life has been upended in the most radical way.”