Amar Ilyas

Sheffield Crown Court sentenced Amar Ilyas to 27 years' imprisonment in his absence.

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The Crown Court issued an arrest warrant, and the NCA, working with its Joint International Crime Centre, continued efforts to locate Amar Ilyas after his flight to Pakistan.

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While released on bail without a custodial condition, Amar Ilyas travelled to Pakistan and did not return for his trial.

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Following his failure to appear, Sheffield Crown Court proceeded with his trial in his absence.

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Following a two-week trial, the jury found him guilty of all 20 sexual offences with which he was charged, together with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear.

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The Ilyas brothers were charged in March 2023.

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After being introduced to the victim by Kamar, Amar Ilyas repeatedly raped her for approximately three years in parks, houses and his car.

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Amar gave the victim perfume and jewellery, while she stated that she feared he might harm her family.

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During one incident, Amar gave the victim a cigarette containing crack cocaine before raping her.

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Amar displayed a handgun kept in his car before taking the girl into a wooded area and raping her.

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After intercepting a young woman near a park, Amar took her into an alley and threatened to hand her over to his friends for sexual acts if she refused a sexual act; she was subsequently raped.

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After Kamran brought a 16-year-old girl to him, Amar drove her away, bit her face, raped her and threatened to strike her with a metal key if she continued crying.

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Another victim, aged approximately 13, described waking up while Amar was sexually assaulting her; he stopped only after another man entered.

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Amar initially visited another 13-year-old girl at her home, in meetings that began as friendly, before encouraging her to drink alcohol and take drugs.

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Amar raped this victim during one visit and again in her bedroom during a subsequent visit, before sexually assaulting her further.

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The victims knew him by the nickname 'Killer'. The CPS and NCA report that he exploited his violent reputation, threats and weapons to secure submission.

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