The Rapist, Abdulahi Mohamed Mohamud, 38, of Surrey, was sentenced to 14 years’ jail and an additional two years’ extended licence at Kingston Crown Court for the abduction and sexual assault of a vulnerable young woman.
In the early hours of 25 January 2022, Abdulahi Mohamed Mohamud was driving through Soho when he observed a young woman who had grown disoriented and was semi-conscious, slumped in a doorway, having split from her friends in central London. Mohamud halted his vehicle, retrieved her, and placed her inside. He subsequently assaulted her sexually before abandoning her on the street.
A delivery man observed that she was frightened and in trouble, and facilitated her call home while arranging a taxi to transport her there.
The police used the automatic number plate recognition to identify the offender and he was arrested on 28 January 2023. Abdulahi Mohamed Mohamud denied the offence claiming that the victim had made up the allegation because he refused to drive her home and claimed “any interaction” was initiated by the victim and it was all consensual.
At trial on 26 October 2022 the jury saw through his lies and unanimously convicted him of rape and kidnap.
Lola Adesiyan, Senior Crown Prosecutor from the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit in London South said: “Abdulahi Mohamed Mohamud is clearly a very devious and dangerous individual. This lengthy sentence means that other women are now protected from danger at the hands of this sexual predator.
“The ordeal Abdulahi Mohamed Mohamud put the victim through was terrible. He took advantage of her incapacitation not to assist her but to rape her. From CCTV it is obvious that he saw her in a vulnerable condition and used this vulnerability to get her into his car where he carried out a violent attack.
“It’s thanks to the courage of the victim that we were able to put this dangerous man before a jury who found him guilty. We were determined to achieve justice for her, and I hope that this sentence will give her some closure following her terrible ordeal.
“The Crown Prosecution Service will not hesitate to prosecute rape and serious sexual offences where there is the evidence to do so and bring offenders to justice.”
Notes to editors
Abdulahi Mohamed Mohamud (DOB 11/10/1984) is from Surrey
Lola Adesiyan is a Senior Crown Prosecutor from the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit in London South.
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