Three Goole brothers handed lengthy jail sentences for abusing girls in Rotherham

Six people have been sentenced in total and will spend a total of 102 years behind bars between them.

Published 26th Feb 2016

Three brothers from Goole convicted of a string of grooming offences in Rotherham have been handed lengthy jail sentences.

Arshid, Basharat and Bannaras Hussain - known as Mad Ash, Bash and Bono subjected teenage girls to years of rape, violence and prostitution in Rotherham. The brothers will now serve at least 79 years in prison between them. They were convicted earlier this week at Sheffield Crown Court and were sentenced this lunchtime. Arshid Hussain, 40, of High Street, East Cowick, Goole was jailed for a total of 35 years 39 year old Basharat Hussain was jailed for 25 years, while Bannaras Hussain, 36, of Goole will serve 19 years after pleading guilty to ten charges at the start of the trial.

Six people have been jailed for a total of 102 years in relation to the grooming ring in Rotherham.

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