Horror as small boat migrant ‘raped woman twice before dragging her into tent’

A 32 year old Egyptian man has been found guilty of raping a woman twice in a tent near Embankment tube station in central London. The case matters amid continued debate over small boat arrivals and the Government’s efforts to tackle people smuggling.

The court heard that Moustafa Elbohy pulled the woman into the tent after she spoke to him and his friends, threatened her using Google Translate, and raped her. He said the encounter was consensual, but a jury convicted him of two counts after more than seven hours of deliberation; he is due to be sentenced on Tuesday. The article says he arrived by small boat three months before the attack and that his asylum claim had been rejected. Crossings so far this year were reported at 23,529, 40% below the same point last year.