Locations
nthony Road, Birmingham, B8
Description
A Birmingham rapist who groomed a 15-year-old girl on Snapchat was caught after she bravely called police pretending to order a pizza—a code she'd seen in a TikTok video about sexual assault.
On July 28, after 41-year-old Abdul Kahar raped and sexually assaulted her in his car, he abandoned the quick-thinking victim roadside in Druids Heath. She dialed 999 and asked for a pizza.
The West Midlands Police call-handler recognized the distress signal, using yes-or-no questions to confirm: "Are you in danger?" "Yeah," she replied. The girl provided her exact location and Kahar's car details, enabling officers to trace him to his Anthony Road home in Alum Rock.
Kahar had posed as a 17-year-old boy named "Jay" on Snapchat since June, luring her with alcohol before the July assault.
On December 1 at Birmingham Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to two counts of raping a girl under 16, four counts of sexual assault on a girl over 13, non-fatal strangulation, and breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Sentencing is set for February 9.
Detective Constable Lauren Campbell of West Midlands Police said:
"Kahar posed as a 17-year-old boy on Snapchat and groomed a vulnerable 15-year-old girl online for a period of time before she agreed to meet up with him. He then raped and sexually assaulted her in his car. I want to praise the brave actions of the girl and also praise the call handler for having the foresight to understand this was a call for help from someone who was vulnerable and in danger."