A Sri Lankan migrant housed in a government-funded asylum hotel denied charges of abducting, raping, and assaulting a 15-year-old girl in West London. Yashin Himasara, 20, appeared via video link at Isleworth Crown Court from HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Speaking with the assistance of a Sinhala interpreter, Himasara confirmed his name and date of birth before entering pleas. Himasara pleaded not guilty to seven charges, including kidnapping, rape, assault by penetration, assault by beating, sexual activity with a child, and two counts of intentional strangulation. Prosecutors allege the incident occurred on Nov. 1 in Feltham, West London, where Himasara had been…
Sri Lankan denies Kidnapping, Rape of Teen in West London
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