Hastings man jailed for raping young girl

Emdadul Lukman, 47 of Waldegrave Street, Hastings, and Jakhir Hussain, 37, of Keymer Court, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, were sentenced yesterday (Thursday, February 26) at St Albans Crown Court after being found guilty by a unanimous jury of multiple counts of rape and causing/inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, police said.

The investigation began in February 2018 after the victim found the courage to disclose the horrific abuse she endured when she was a child, according to a police spokesman.