Nazir Ahmed

Nazir Ahmed was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment at Sheffield Crown Court following his conviction for the attempted rape of a young girl and a serious sexual assault against a boy. The offences were committed in Rotherham in the 1970s when the offender was a teenager.

Ahmed, aged 64, had denied the charges throughout the legal proceedings, describing them as "malicious fiction." However, he was found guilty by a jury following a retrial. In his sentencing remarks, Mr Justice Lavender stated that the actions of the offender had profound and lifelong effects on both victims.

While the original sentence handed down was five years and six months, it was subsequently reduced on appeal to two years and six months. During the proceedings at Sheffield Crown Court, it was noted that other individuals charged in relation to the same investigation were deemed unfit to stand trial, though jurors concluded they had committed the alleged acts of indecent assault.