Locations
Lord Street, Walsall, WS1
Description
An asylum seeker from Syria who raped a 12-year old girl after offering her vape and crisps while he worked illegally at a supermarket in Birmingham, could face deportation under a change in the law.
Mohammed Wahid Mohammed who's 22 and who lived in Walsall, told the victim it was "not safe on the streets" and gave her a vape and crisps, before raping her.
It happened on the 24th September last year at Villa Supermarket in Handsworth.
"The victim had been helping a homeless woman"
The girl, who had left her home earlier that day, ended up in Birmingham city centre around 8.30pm that night.
Andrew Wallace, prosecuting, told the court the victim had been helping a homeless woman despite having only "a couple of pounds on her".
He said "She bought the lady a cup of tea. The homeless lady then walked her down Villa Road to Villa Supermarket.
"As soon as the defendant saw her he said: 'You look really young. You look really cold do you want to come into the shop? It's warm in there, I'll get you something to eat and drink".
"He knew she was far away from home"
He continued: "He knew she was far away from home, there was discussion about that.
"Ironically, he told her it wasn't safe on the streets. He coaxed her into the shop under the pretence of being concerned. Really he only had sex in mind."
Birmingham Crown Court heard Mohammed promised the girl some food and told her to take a vape, crisps and fizzy drink from the shelves.
He then said he was going to get a "new drink" from a storeroom out of the back, but led her to an upstairs bedroom where he had been sleeping, and attacked her.
Mohammed was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13, and being found guilty of three counts of rape by a jury.