Overview
- Ahmed, who was convicted after a jury trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, is due to be sentenced Friday by Judge Sally Hancox and remains remanded in custody.
- Jurors found him guilty of two counts of rape of a child under 13 and two counts of assault by penetration for offences committed in 2017 when he was 11.
- Victim impact statements described lasting harm, including fear around men, sleep problems, social withdrawal, and periods of suicidal thoughts.
- Prosecutor Barry White told the court Ahmed instructed the girls not to tell anyone about the abuse.
- Defence lawyer Paul Cliff urged the court to sentence as if it were 2017, citing his extreme youth, limited understanding, and the absence of any further recorded offending.