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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter

Man denies raping girl, 12, in Nuneaton in case that prompted anti-asylum protests

Anti-immigration protesters with British and English flags
Anti-immigration protests outside Nuneaton town hall earlier this month. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

A man has pleaded not guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton while another man has denied strangling her, in a case that prompted anti-asylum protests in the town.

Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir, both 23, are accused of abducting and assaulting the child in the Warwickshire town on 22 July. The defendants denied nine charges between them at a plea hearing at Warwick crown court on Thursday.

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