Bullfinch Trial Day 22 (From Oxford Mail)
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Bullfinch Trial Day 22
Updated 3:34pm Monday 25th February 2013 in News
By Ben Wilkinson, Crime Reporter. Call me on (01865) 425427
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4:50pm
Girl 4 says some of abuse happened in her living room. Says she once "encountered" four men.
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4:30pm
Karrar soon began asking Girl 4 to perform sex acts on his friends. He would tell her "you love me, you do it for me", court hears.
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4:24pm
Girl 4 stayed with Karrar. "I thought it will work out, it will be okay. You stick with him through the hard times and the good times."
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4:11pm
Karrar told her "you are not having this baby" and took her to an "underground abortion clinic" in a Reading house, the jury hears.
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4:08pm
Mohammed Karrar got Girl 4 pregnant around her 12th birthday, Old Bailey hears. Karrar was "fuming"' she said.
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3:32pm
Girl 4 says she was initially happy with Karrar. He would buy her gifts from the Body Shop. Said it was the "honeymoon period".
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3:31pm
Witness says there are some things she doesn't want to remember,
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3:21pm
Girl 4 says she thought she was in a relationship with Karrar. "He told me he loved me." Said he wanted to marry her and have children.
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3:21pm
Girl 4: "I thought that was my choice and that was fine. I didn't have a say because it didn't matter."
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3:20pm
Witness breaks down as she tells how Mohammed Karrar raped her in a bathroom on the first day they met. She had just turned 11.
— @Ben_Wilkinson_ 20 February 2013
2:49pm
The witness is shaking as she answers questions. Refers to prosecutor Noel Lucas as "Sir".
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2:49pm
Girl 4: "You think you are in control of things, you are doing what you wanted... But you realise you are not in control anymore."
— @Ben_Wilkinson_ 20 February 2013
2:47pm
Witness says as a 11 year old she started rebelling - taking drugs and drinking. "I just took control. Doing what I liked when liked."
— @Ben_Wilkinson_ 20 February 2013
2:47pm
Jury hears Girl 4 cared for her parents who were both disabled. Said the lack of support led her to "rebel".
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2:28pm
Girl 4 is giving evidence via video link. Says she was abused between the ages of 11 and 15. Charges include child prostitution.
— @Ben_Wilkinson_ 20 February 2013
2:27pm
The witness known as Girl 4 has begun to give evidence at the Old Bailey. Claims she was raped and exploited by Mohammed and Bassam Karrar.
— @Ben_Wilkinson_ 20 February 2013
1:53pm
Good afternoon. Today we resume coverage of the Bullfinch trial at the Old Bailey.
