There was a hearing at Warwick Crown Court earlier this morning. A man has admitted one charge in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Ahmad Mulakhil appeared at Warwick Crown Court earlier this morning (November 21). Mulakhil, who is aged 23, had been accused of abducting a child, two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 and three counts of rape of a child under 13 in the Cheverel Street area of the town on July 22. In court this morning, he admitted one count of rape against the girl. He continues to deny all of the other charges.
Mohammad Kabir, who is aged 23, continues to deny attempting to take a child, aiding and abetting rape of a child under 13, and intentional strangulation of the girl. READ MORE: Christmas tractor parade 2025 date announced for Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth. READ MORE: Faces of dealers who ran drug-trafficking gang in Coventry and Warwickshire. Police previously confirmed that both are Afghan nationals and they both had interpreters in court. There will now be what is known as a section 28 hearing at the court on Friday, December 12 where the alleged victim will be cross examined and this will be recorded. This will then be shown during the trial, which is planned for January 26 next year. Both defendants will be at the section 28 hearing. Her Honour Judge Kristina Montgomery KC told the pair: "You will both be produced before the court again on 12th of December."
There was a hearing at Warwick Crown Court earlier this morning. A man has admitted one charge in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Ahmad Mulakhil appeared at Warwick Crown Court earlier this morning (November 21). Mulakhil, who is aged 23, had been accused of abducting a child, two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 and three counts of rape of a child under 13 in the Cheverel Street area of the town on July 22. In court this morning, he admitted one count of rape against the girl. He continues to deny all of the other charges.
Legal procedures and next steps
There will now be a section 28 hearing on Friday, December 12 at the court where the alleged victim will be cross examined, with the proceedings recorded. This will then be shown during the trial, which is planned for January 26 next year. Both defendants will attend the section 28 hearing. The judge overseeing the case, Her Honour Judge Kristina Montgomery KC, advised that both defendants will be produced again on 12 December.
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Author’s summary: Two Afghan nationals facing multiple charges in Nuneaton advance toward a December cross-examination step, with trial planned for late January next year.