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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Higgen

Man who fled the country after raping girls as young as 12 is jailed in his absence

Amar Ilyas - (National Crime Agency)

A man who fled to Pakistan before he was found guilty of raping vulnerable girls as young as 12 has been jailed for 27 years in his absence.

Amar Ilyas, 41, who used the nickname Killer, “remorselessly terrorised” girls in Sheffield, biting one victim and using a gun and threats of gang rape to coerce others he abused almost 20 years ago, detectives have said.

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