General · 22 June 2026

Child rapist jailed 27 years after fleeing UK

Amar Ilyas, 41, was sentenced to 27 years for raping vulnerable girls as young as 12 in Sheffield. He fled to Pakistan to avoid justice, but was found guilty in September 2025 of abusing five victims. His brothers, Kamar and Kamran Ilyas, were also jailed on Monday for 10 and three years for related offences.

By BriefTea Editorial · 22 June 2026 at 19:03

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