Three jailed for 34 years for raping 15-year-old girl

From left to right: Daniel Thomas, Mohammed Mustafa and Lucas Korky were today sentenced to a total of 34 years in prison Credit: GMP

Three men from South Manchester have been jailed for raping a teenage girl.

  • Today, Monday September 19, Daniel Thomas, 23, of Beresford Street, Moss Side was jailed at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square for 10 years and six months after pleading guilty to rape at an earlier hearing. He was also jailed for a further six months for affray and possession of a bladed article.

Two other men were sentenced at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square on Friday 16 September 2016.

  • Lucas Koky, 23, of Rolls Crescent, Hulme was jailed for 12 years and three months after he pleaded guilty to rape at an earlier hearing.

  • Mohammed Mustafa, 19, of Thorncombe Road, Moss Side was jailed for 10 years and nine months after he also pleaded guilty to rape at an earlier hearing.

On Friday November 20, 2015, the 15-year-old victim was at a party at a house in Moss Side with Thomas, Koky and Mustafa who passed her a number of alcoholic drinks before they followed her into the bathroom and raped her.

After the ordeal, she was able to leave the property and report the incident to police.

Today, the three men have been jailed for a total of 34 years.

Detective Constable James Coles, of GMP’s City of Manchester Team, said:

Greater Manchester is nationally recognised as a model of good practice in terms of support services available to victims.

  • If you or someone you know has been raped or sexually assaulted, we encourage you not to suffer in silence and report it to the police or a support agency so you can get the help and support available.

  • You can call Greater Manchester Police on 101, or alternatively people can refer themselves to St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre on 0161 276 6515.

  • St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester provides a comprehensive and coordinated forensic, counselling and medical aftercare service to anyone in Greater Manchester who has experienced rape or sexual assault. Services are available on a 24-hour basis and people can access them either as a self-referral or via Greater Manchester Police.

  • Manchester Rape Crisis is a confidential support service run by women for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused. Confidential helpline: 0161 273 4500. Black and Minority Ethnic helpline: 0161 273 4514.

  • Survivors Manchester offers support and counselling for adult male survivors of sexual abuse and rape, regardless of when the event happened. Contact 07919 246 267.