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A Sudanese migrant who illegally entered the UK by piloting an overcrowded dinghy throughout the English Channel has been jailed for greater than 4 years after a terrifying tried kidnap of a 17-year-old woman in Swindon city centre. Abdulmawal Ibrahim Adam, 28, grabbed the horrified teenager from behind and dragged her throughout a highway in opposition to her will as she walked dwelling from work.

Chilling CCTV footage captured the brazen assault on March 6 this yr at round 9pm in Princes Street, close to the junction with Fleming Way. Adam, from Darfur, had persistently pestered the woman, asking about cash, whether or not he may go dwelling along with her, and saying he had no girlfriend. She instructed him she was a minor and begged him to depart her alone. He initially walked away however returned, following her as she desperately tried to flag down passing autos.

As she crossed on the visitors lights, Adam sprinted in the direction of her, seized her, and hauled her again throughout the road whereas she screamed.

Stunned bus passengers who witnessed the ordeal intervened, forcing Adam to flee. One witness pursued him whereas filming on her cell phone.

He then focused one other girl, trying to comply with her, earlier than approaching a feminine witness to the preliminary assault – just for members of the general public to step in once more.

The sufferer’s mom reported the incident that night, resulting in Adam’s arrest.

Adam, of Stanier Street, Swindon, repeatedly refused to have interaction with police and courts, delaying proceedings by at the least eight hearings and refusing to attend courtroom.

He ultimately pleaded responsible to tried kidnap in October and was remanded in custody.

At Swindon Crown Court on December 12, His Honour Judge Jason Taylor KC sentenced him to 4 years and one month in custody, plus an prolonged licence of two years and 11 months for public safety.

The decide stated Adam posed a “significant risk of serious harm to the public”, significantly females, including: “I cannot say what your ultimate intentions were, but that unknown is what makes this so sinister.”

Adam arrived illegally in September 2023, piloting a small boat throughout the Channel. He was convicted of arriving with out legitimate entry clearance and served seven months earlier than launch.

In a strong sufferer private assertion learn in courtroom, {the teenager} stated: “I remember how I was before this happened… I felt confident… I never would have believed this had happened to me.”

She added: “I hope you get locked up because… if you were out in the world, I wouldn’t feel safe and I’d worry you’d do this again to another young girl… The world has too many people like you… Young girls, women… will be just that little bit safer with you away.”

Detective Constable Anna McCormack, of Swindon CID, praised the sufferer’s bravery and the interveners, noting Adam’s “predatory behaviour towards a number of women”.

She stated the case underscored Wiltshire Police’s concentrate on Project Vigilant – intelligence-led patrols to identify and problem “red flag” behaviour in hotspots.

The decide awarded High Sheriff Awards to 2 members of the general public who helped cease the assault.

Adam confirmed no emotion through video hyperlink from jail through the listening to.