Afghan man sentenced to life imprisonment after abusing young girl at home (Independent.co.uk), sparking protests.
An asylum seeker from Afghanistan has been jailed for a total of fifteen years following his conviction on charges including abduction and rape, with the Independent reporting that he was given an additional ten-year sentence this morning in Nuneaton which sparked public outrage over what is alleged to be another case involving abuse at home by Afghan men.
Key Points
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1Ahmad Mulakhil, an Afghani national aged 23 who arrived as an asylum seeker four months prior to the incident, has been sentenced for abducting and raping a twelve-year-old girl.
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2The attack occurred in Nuneaton last summer after he approached his victim at her home or park; it resulted in protests by local residents demanding justice. Mulakhil was found guilty of rape, abduction, indecent video creation (filming himself), sexual assault on two counts and sentenced to 15 years.
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3The case has sparked a political row regarding asylum policies with the victim's family alleging police cover-up; some sources indicate he laughed while attacking her.
Developments
Ahmad Mulakhil has been sentenced to 15 years for raping an under-13 girl after initially claiming she was older and fleeing Afghanistan due to Taliban persecution while seeking asylum in the UK. The case triggered political controversy when his status as a pending refugee claimant remained undisclosed by police, though prosecutors noted that this renders him liable for deportation upon conviction of rape-related offenses.
Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, has been jailed for 15 years after admitting guilt in his abduction and rape of an Afghan asylum seeker's victim. His July attacks triggered anti-asylum protests at Nuneaton that included far-right imagery before he was sentenced by Judge Kristina Montgomery KC on Friday regarding the ongoing trauma suffered by her daughter.