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Two men have been jailed for mugging and sexually assaulting a woman with learning difficulties after she left a nightclub.

Detectives have described the attack in January last year as a “despicable crime” and said Yasser Mahmood and Abdi Seerar preyed on their “vulnerable” victim.

Birmingham Crown Court heard how the 20-year-old woman had left a nightclub in the city when the duo struck on the night of January 27.

They sexually assaulted her and ransacked her handbag before taking her purse.

Mahmood, aged 23, was caught in the act by the girl’s mother who reported what she had seen to police, reports the Birmingham Mail .

Mahmood, of Deford Drive, Smethwick, was jailed for two years and three months. Seerar, aged 27, of no fixed address, received an eight-month jail sentence.

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The pair will also be required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.

Detective Constable John Marsh, of West Midlands Police , said: “The woman who was assaulted has shown great strength throughout the investigation which has ultimately led to the pair being jailed for this despicable crime.

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“Mahmood and Seerar preyed upon the vulnerable woman as she left a club after a night out and then carried out the attack and stole her purse leaving her isolated.

“This case is evidence that we will take these kinds of reports seriously and we would encourage anyone who has been in similar circumstances to have confidence in coming forward and reporting it to us.”