Mulakhil had “repeatedly insisted” the girl went with him voluntarily, adding he believed she looked like she was aged in her 20s. <\/p>\n
But it would have been “obvious to anyone that she was a very young, vulnerable child,” said Oscroft.<\/p>\n
The court heard Kabir is alleged to have strangled the girl, who had been playing in a park, at about 18:00 BST.<\/p>\n
She was then seen talking to Mulakhil at about 20:00, when she is said to have claimed to be aged 19.<\/p>\n
Oscroft told jurors the girl’s claim was “such an obvious lie” that it was clear from Mulakhil’s reaction that he did not believe her.<\/p>\n
Mulakhil was also in contact with Kabir, the prosecution added, and their discussions appeared to be about their alleged victim.<\/p>\n
The court heard she was “forced” to engage in sexual acts, and had disclosed on the same night as the attack that she had also been “smacked and pulled”. <\/p>\n
Mulakhil’s phone was seized after his arrest, jurors were told, and indecent images and images of the two defendants together were found, confirming they were well known to each other.<\/p>\n
Oscroft said investigators also found Mulakhil’s DNA on the girl’s neck and on the inside of her clothing.<\/p>\n
Mulakhil, denies child abduction, two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and taking indecent photographs of a child.<\/p>\n
Kabir, also of no fixed address, denies intentional strangulation, committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence and attempted abduction.<\/p>\n
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