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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stephanie Wareham

Man found guilty of raping woman in Nottinghamshire park

The attack happened last year in Sutton Lawn Park, Sutton-in-Ashfield - (Getty)

A man who sought asylum in the UK has been found guilty of raping a “drunk and obviously vulnerable” woman in a Nottinghamshire park.

Sheraz Malik, 28, had maintained that the sexual encounter with the then 18-year-old victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was consensual. The attack took place in Sutton Lawn park in Sutton-in-Ashfield on 29 June last year.

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