Three men from a "wicked, vile and sordid" grooming gang who raped a teenage girl have had their "pathetically short" sentences increased by the Court of Appeal.

Ibrar Hussain, 47, and brothers Imtiaz and Fayaz Ahmed, aged 62 and 45, were convicted in January of raping a teenage girl in Keighley in West Yorkshire in the 1990s.

The men were sentenced alongside five others in January following a trial involving two victims.

Hussain was jailed for six and a half years, Imtiaz Ahmed for nine years and his brother Fayaz was sentenced to seven and a half years behind bars.

Ibrar Hussain

Their sentences have now been increased after a review by the Court of Appeal.

Hussain's sentenced for two counts of rape has been increased to 10 years.

Imtiaz Ahmed's sentence for one count of rape has risen to 11 years; his brother Fayaz, who was found guilty of two counts of rape, has been increased to 10 years.

Their sentences were reviewed after Keighley MP Robbie Moore and shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick referred them to the attorney general.

Fayaz Ahmed

Moore had complained that the sentences were "pathetically short."

In February, Lucy Rigby MP, the solicitor general, referred the case to the Court of Appeal.

She said: "I was appalled and angered by the exploitation in this case and, after careful consideration, I have referred the three sentences eligible under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to the Court of Appeal.

"It is now for the court to determine whether to increase these sentences."

Imtiaz Ahmed

Both of the Ahmed brothers absconded before their trial began and are believed to be abroad.

Robert Jenrick said: "This sentence is an improvement, but it’s not even close to being enough.

"These three men committed unspeakably evil crimes against a vulnerable 13-year-old girl. The law must be changed so men like them never see the light of day again.

"What is the Government doing to extradite the two men who escaped to Pakistan? This should be a priority case for the Foreign Office. They must be made to face justice for their wicked crimes."