Overview
- Jurors at Warwick Crown Court unanimously found the 23-year-old guilty of one count of rape, child abduction, two sexual assaults and taking indecent images of the victim.
- Mulakhil had previously admitted a separate rape count and was acquitted on one other rape charge, then was remanded in custody pending sentencing.
- Police traced him within four days using CCTV from a local shop, a Home Office-issued payment card used to buy drinks, and DNA recovered from the victim.
- Co-defendant Mohammad Kabir was cleared of intentional strangulation, attempted child abduction and an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.
- The case drew protests and scrutiny over disclosure of suspect backgrounds, contributing to updated guidance that allows police to release limited nationality and ethnicity details in high-profile cases.