Overview

• Warwickshire Police have appealed for witnesses who were in the Cheveral Street area between 8:30 pm and 9:45 pm on July 22 to contact them with information under incident number 418 of 22 July 2025.
• Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir, both aged 23, face charges including rape, kidnap, strangulation and aiding and abetting rape after appearing at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.
• Both defendants have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Warwick Crown Court on August 26 for their next hearing.
• The force has defended its refusal to disclose the suspects’ immigration status or ethnicity by citing adherence to national guidance on sharing information after charges are brought.
• Reform UK figures George Finch and Nigel Farage have condemned the withholding of background details and called for greater scrutiny of Serco-managed asylum housing in the town.