Mohammed Al Masri

On 7 August 2026, Mohammed Al Masri was sentenced to eight years in prison at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court after being found guilty of rape following a trial. He was also issued a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

The offence occurred on 22 December 2025 in Manchester. Al Masri followed a woman, posing as someone offering to assist her in securing a taxi, before taking her to a house where the rape took place. Following a report from the victim's boyfriend, police attended the address and arrested Al Masri at the scene. During the trial, Al Masri claimed the encounter was consensual, but the jury rejected this account and returned a guilty verdict.

A second man who was present during the initial pursuit was arrested by police but was subsequently released without charge.