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Samir Muhammad Testifies in Bournemouth Rape Trial, Claims Sex Was Consensual

Jurors had previously been shown the student’s recorded statement alleging she was raped after being taken from a nightclub.

Overview

  • Muhammad, 21, denies two counts of rape from December 5, 2021, telling the court the woman removed her clothes and initiated sex at a flat.
  • He testified that she came to charge her phone and said he did not stop her from leaving or using it.
  • Prosecutors allege he dragged her from Cameo nightclub to Sandringham House, forced her to undress and raped her despite pleas to stop.
  • The jury heard her police interview describing feeling "really drunk" and being pinned down, with the defendant allegedly saying "relax baby I love you."
  • Friends located her via Snapchat after messages from her phone said she was with a boyfriend, and police traced the defendant through a number saved to her handset.