Overview
- Jurors were shown CCTV of a street exchange where Ahmad Mulakhil asked the girl her age, and the prosecutor pressed him on later asking for ID, alleging he knew she was very young.
- Mulakhil told the court he believed the girl when she said she was 19; he denied having a sexual interest and rejected suggestions he set out to see what sexual acts he could do.
- Phone analysis presented in court showed Mulakhil rejected calls from co-defendant Mohammad Kabir as he walked away with the girl, which the prosecution highlighted during questioning.
- Earlier evidence included a forensic expert’s testimony that Mulakhil’s DNA was found inside the girl’s shorts and on a mark on her neck, with no semen detected on medical swabs.
- Digital analysis identified indecent images involving the defendant and the child on his phone; Kabir denies allegations of strangulation and intent to commit a sexual offence and urged police to check CCTV.