Two men accused of assaulting girl on London train

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 17:03 · Archive

Two Afghan migrants are accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old autistic girl on a London-bound Southeastern train on 5 February. Baryalai Rahimi, 25, of Southall, west London, and Mirebadurahman Sadat, 29, of Cricklewood, north-west London, allegedly spotted the runaway teenager at a Kent station and followed her onto the train. Rahimi is accused of raping the girl three times in the train toilets; Sadat is alleged to have sexually assaulted her twice. Both men deny all charges.

At Inner London Crown Court, jurors were shown the victim's police interview. When asked what other passengers were doing during the alleged assault, she said: 'No one was really looking at us. Everyone was just on their phones.' The court was also shown CCTV footage that appeared to show Rahimi walking with the girl to the toilet. In her police interview, the child said she was 'scared' of Rahimi and claimed he had been 'in control' of her.

A forensic expert testified in court about DNA found on the teenager's clothes. The defence questioned whether DNA evidence could result from minimal contact, with the expert confirming that DNA can be transferred from a few skin cells.

How it is being reported

• Afghan migrants allegedly raped autistic girl, 14, in toilets on busy commuter trainTwo Afghan migrants allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old autistic girl on a busy London commuter train. Inner London Crown Court heard Baryalai Rahimi, 25, and Mirebadurahman Sadat, 29, allegedly followed the child onto a Southeastern service on February 5 after spotting her at a Kent train station. Rahimi, of Southall, west London, and Sadat, of Cricklewood, north-west London, have pleaded not guilty to all 20 charges including rape and multiple counts of sexual activity with a child. Rahimi is accused of raping the 14-year-old inside the train toilets three times, while…GB News · 5 Nov, 16:42
• DNA found on autistic 14-year-old's clothes 'probably belonged to Afghan migrants accused of sexually assaulting her on train'Inner London Crown Court has heard the autistic teenage girl, 14, was raped three times in the toilets of a London-bound train on February 5.Daily Mail · 5 Nov, 14:08

In this story: Baryalai Rahimi · Mirebadurahman Sadat · Inner London Crown Court · Southeastern · London · Kent · Southall · Cricklewood

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