A man with serious mental health problems who sexually assaulted a vulnerable young girl, was jailed for six years last week. Hafiz Mahmood (28) abused the six-year-old youngster over two weeks, Manchester Crown Court was told.
The court was told that Mahmood had been diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and had behavioural problems, including difficulties in communicating and coherent thinking. He is said to have a particularly low IQ.
Mahmood pleaded guilty to four offences against the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons. He was sentenced to six years for the most serious offence of assault by penetration, three years concurrent on each of two offences of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and 12 months concurrent for sexual activity with a child under 13. He will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
