Two men who kidnapped two women after targeting them at a central London nightclub have been jailed .
Badr Alhadidi, 39 (01.01.84) of Talbot Street, Birmingham was sentenced to six-and-a-half years for kidnap at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday, 14 June. Dhari Alshammari, 28 (27.05.95) of Hester Road, Wandsworth was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years for rape and kidnap. He will also be on the sex offender register for life.
Detectives painstakingly analysed hours of CCTV footage following the men’s movements across London. Detailed evidence was also discovered on the suspects’ phones to bring them to justice.
Detective Sargent Tony Larkin, who led the investigation, said: “Alhadidi and Alshammari are two predators who set out that night with only one sinister intention in mind. They had a clear plan of how they were going to target the victim-survivors and thought they could get away with it. They’ve shown no remorse and have no idea how much harm and distress they have caused. The CCTV footage reviewed as part of our investigation was harrowing and showed real violence and monstrous treatment of the victim-survivors.
“I would like to thank the victim-survivors in coming forward and reporting this to police, they have been extremely brave. I can only hope that seeing those responsible jailed will afford them some sense of justice. No matter when someone choses to report a rape or sexual assault, detectives will always listen to and support you.”
At around 05:30am on Saturday, 16 July 2022 both Alhadidi and Alshammari targeted two women in a nightclub along Albert Embankment in Vauxhall, first approaching them on the dancefloor. CCTV footage inside the club showed Alshammari pour a vodka into some glasses while Alhadidi waited for the women outside the toilets.
All four left the club around 6am. Alhadidi and Alshammari forced the victim-survivors into a car.
They drove the women to an address at Beauchamp Mansions, Kensington. Further CCTV footage nearby showed Alshammari drag one of the victim-survivors along the pavement. Both were forced through a doorway where they collapsed.
Inside the property Alshammari raped one of the women. After he went to a nearby McDonald’s to order food before returning to his home address.
Later that morning, Alhadidi drove the woman to a petrol station in another area of London and left them.
One of the victim-survivors reported to police they had been on a night out and couldn’t remember a portion of the evening. She stated she remembered being pinned down in a car and sexually assaulted in a room.
Officers immediately began a full investigation which led them to identify and arrest the two men two days later on Monday, 18 July.
The men were shown the CCTV footage in their police interviews, both of them laughed and maintained that both complainants were sober and consented.
Alshammari was charged on 27 July 2022 with kidnap and one count of rape. On the same day Alhadidi was charged with kidnap, three counts of rape and sexual assault by penetration.
Alhadidi was found guilty of kidnap but not guilty of rape and other sexual offences
Alshammari was found guilty of kidnap and rape.
They were convicted at the same court on Friday, 14 April.
