Afghan asylum seeker guilty of raping girl, 12

An Afghan asylum seeker has been found guilty of abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, took the girl to a quiet cul-de-sac on 22 July and carried out "extremely horrific sexual offences".

At Warwick Crown Court, he was found guilty of rape, abduction, sexual assault and taking an indecent video of the girl.

Co-defendant Mohammad Kabir, 24, was found not guilty of strangulation, attempted child abduction and attempting to commit a sexual offence.

The girl, who had just turned 12, was the victim of an "extremely horrific sexual offences", police said.

The case prompted changes to guidance on reporting the nationality and immigration status of offenders.

There were widespread protests in Nuneaton because the men's immigration status and nationality were not reported by the authorities when they were arrested.

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