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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Qatari camel herder brought to Britain for a heart operation tried to rape woman in Chelsea hospital - then blamed it on having 'little interaction' with women in his home country
A Qatari camel herder who sexually assaulted a woman at a specialist heart clinic blamed the attack on having 'little interaction' with women in his home country. Nasser Al-Gherainiq has been jailed for seven years and will be deported after his release after dragging his woman into the toilet at the world famous Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea, southwest London. The 27-year-old had travelled to Britain for treatment for a rare heart condition. He dragged the woman inside the toilet cubicle on August 23, 2023, and sexually assaulted her for five minutes, Southwark Crown Court heard. He denied two counts of attempted rape and claimed that as a member of a conservative Bedouin tribe in Qatar he would not have had much contact with women outside his family. Jane Bickerstaff KC, defending, said: 'Until July 2023 he had never left Qatar. 'He would have had minimal experience engaging with women outside a family context. The only woman he would have had any meaningful contact with is his mother.' Ms Bickerstaff added: 'Limited visits to Doha and a preference for a desert environment curtailed his exposure to urban and modern societal norms. 'This defendant would have had no experience whatsoever of interacting with a woman. 'We submit that he was equivalent to an immature and inexperienced adolescent. 'He completely failed to understand her true feelings.' Jurors convicted Al-Gherainiq of the two counts of attempted rape, however, on top of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without their consent, to which he had previously admitted. In a victim impact statement read to the court, his victim said: 'I was so scared. I felt frozen with fear. 'I couldn't go anywhere. Although the incident lasted a few minutes it felt like ages to me. I was very shocked to hear it was only five minutes. 'A few days after the incident I had huge anxiety and fear. I could not leave the house. 'My life has never been the same. My family still do not know what happened to me. I am so close to my family. 'It has been a lonely and isolated year for me. I am not the outgoing woman I used to be. I am withdrawn and highly anxious and overly cautious, especially when I'm on my own in an unfamiliar environment.' Judge Adam Hiddleston told Al-Gherainiq, aided in the dock by an Arabic interpreter, that he accepted there were cultural difference between the UK and Qatar but added: 'You knew perfectly well what you were doing was against her wishes.' The effect his actions had on the woman had been profound, the judge added. 'She has suffered from difficulty sleeping, nightmares and flashbacks. She is now receiving therapy,' he added. 'Clearly what you did has had a devastating effect on her. There is evidence of severe psychological harm.' The judge jailed Al-Gherainiq for seven years minus the 415 days he has served on remand. He will be returned to Qatar when he has served his sentence, judge Hiddleston added.
The Sun
10 hours ago
- The Sun
Qatari camel herder who sexually assaulted woman in UK hospital blames ‘little contact with women in home country'
A QATARI camel herder who sexually assaulted a woman in a UK hospital blamed having "little interaction" with women in his home country. Nasser Al-Gherainiq dragged the victim in a toilet at the Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea, South West London. The 27-year-old had come to the UK from his native Qatar to receive treatment for a rare heart condition. Al-Gherainiq, who admitted sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without their consent, was also convicted of two counts of attempted rape. He has now been jailed for seven years and will be deported once he is released. His defence lawyer Jane Bickerstaff KC told Southwark Crown Court the fiend would not have had much contact with women outside his family. She said: "Until July 2023 he had never left Qatar. He would have had minimal experience engaging with women outside a family context. "The only woman he would have had any meaningful contact with is his mother." Ms Bickerstaff said his time spent in the Qatar desert had "curtailed his exposure to urban and modern societal norms", She continued: "This defendant would have had no experience whatsoever of interacting with a woman. "We submit that he was equivalent to an immature and inexperienced adolescent. "He completely failed to understand her true feelings." The court was told Al-Gherainiq told the victim he needed to go to the toilet then pulled her inside the cubicle in the August 2023 horror. In a victim impact statement, she told how felt "so scared" and "frozen with fear". She added: "I couldn't go anywhere. Although the incident lasted a few minutes it felt like ages to me. I was very shocked to hear it was only five minutes. "A few days after the incident I had huge anxiety and fear. I could not leave the house. "My life has never been the same. My family still do not know what happened to me. I am so close to my family. "It has been a lonely and isolated year for me. I am not the outgoing woman I used to be. I am withdrawn and highly anxious and overly cautious, especially when I'm on my own in an unfamiliar environment." Judge Adam Hiddleston told Al-Gherainiq, who listened to the sentence through an Arabic interpreter, rejected his plea to impose a lower jail term due to his background. The judge said: "I appreciate the cultural differences between the world in which you grew up and in the United Kingdom. "You knew perfectly well what you were doing was against her wishes." 1
Telegraph
6 days ago
- Telegraph
Qatari camel herder sexually assaulted woman while in UK for heart treatment
A Qatari camel herder with no experience of women outside his family carried out a sex attack at a specialist heart clinic, a court heard. Nasser al-Gherainiq assaulted the woman in a lavatory at a clinic in Marylebone linked to the Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea, south-west London. He had come to the UK to receive treatment for a rare heart condition. The 27-year-old told the victim he needed to go to the lavatory and then pulled her inside the cubicle, Southwark Crown Court heard. He denied two counts of attempted rape, but was convicted by a jury. Al-Gherainiq admitted sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without their consent. In a victim impact statement read to the court, the woman said: 'I was so scared. I felt frozen with fear. I couldn't go anywhere. Although the incident lasted a few minutes, it felt like ages to me. I was very shocked to hear it was only five minutes. 'My life is not the same' 'A few days after the incident I had huge anxiety and fear. I could not leave the house. My life has never been the same. My family still do not know what happened to me. I am so close to my family. 'It has been a lonely and isolated year for me. I am not the outgoing woman I used to be. I am withdrawn and highly anxious and overly cautious, especially when I'm on my own in an unfamiliar environment.' Jane Bickerstaff KC, defending, told the court: 'Once he has served his sentence he will immediately go back to Qatar. There is no reason for him to apply to remain here.' She explained that, as a member of a conservative Bedouin tribe in Qatar, Al-Gherainiq would not have had much contact with women who were not members of his family. 'Until July 2023 he had never left Qatar,' she said. 'He would have had minimal experience engaging with women outside a family context. The only woman he would have had any meaningful contact with is his mother.' Referring to a pre-sentence report prepared on behalf of the defendant Ms Bickerstaff said: 'Limited visits to Doha and a preference for a desert environment curtailed his exposure to urban and modern societal norms. 'This defendant would have had no experience whatsoever of interacting with a woman. We submit that he was equivalent to an immature and inexperienced adolescent. He completely failed to understand her true feelings.'
