An asylum seeker who abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl has been jailed for 16 years.

The attack by Afghan national Ahmad Mulakhil last summer led to protests in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Jurors last month found the 23-year-old guilty of rape, abduction, sexual assault and taking an indecent video.

He also pleaded guilty to a count of rape of a child under 13 ahead of the hearing at Warwick Crown Court in February.

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Paramedics carried out life support on the man, but he died at the scene.

Warwick District Council will impose the charge from April 2027.

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Jowad Haji, 24, an Iraqi national, is remanded in custody and will face trial on 17 August.

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