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Syrian asylum seeker jailed for four years for Falkirk sexual assaults

Published 10 August 2026

A Syrian asylum seeker has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting two women in Falkirk, Scotland, in what a sheriff described as deliberate and predatory attacks. Muhammad Sheikhi, 23, was sentenced at Stirling Sheriff Court on Monday, August 10, 2026, after being found guilty by a jury in May.

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