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Refugee who sexually assaulted two women jailed for four years
The court said the assaults were deliberate and predatory, and Sheikhi was also placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
- On Monday, Sheriff Keith O'Mahony sentenced 23-year-old Muhammad Sheikhi to four years in prison for sexually assaulting two women in Falkirk on November 30, 2025.
- Following a four-day trial in May, a jury found Sheikhi guilty of both charges after three hours of deliberation, with prosecutor Jamie Hilland noting he had acted in a "predatory" manner.
- The attacks occurred near the Cladhan Hotel, where Sheikhi resided, as the two women walked home from town centre nightclubs; evidence established he targeted them while alone and vulnerable.
- In addition to the prison term, the court placed Sheikhi on the sex offenders register indefinitely and issued a 10-year non-harassment order prohibiting him from approaching or contacting either victim.
- Advocate Paul Keenan argued Sheikhi fled the "terror of Isis" and maintains his innocence, but Sheriff O'Mahony dismissed the acts as "deliberate and predatory" sexual assaults against strangers.
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