A 17 year old girl was forcibly taken towards the entrance of West 12 Shopping Centre in Shepherd's Bush, where she was brutally raped, in London. The victim and her friend were reportedly approached by two men while shopping, on October 27, last year. After spending some time together, they went to Central London before returning to the mall by bus.
The women were split up, an one of the men, identified as Ahmed, forced the victim towards West 12, where he launched a vicious attack on the teenager. The two women later left the area and went home before contacting the police. The two men identified themselves as Mohamed Saif and Ahmed, but it is yet to be determined whether those are their real names. Described as 5 ft 9 ins, of medium build with black spiky hair, the man was wearing blue jeans, a dark bomber jacket, and light trainers.
Investigating Officer from the Met's Sexual Offences, Exploitation, and Child Abuse Command, DC Rebecca Thomas said, “These two men took advantage of the victim and her friend. They lured them both into a false sense of security before trying to ply them with alcohol; which the women refused. I would appeal to anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV to contact police. I would also like to speak with anyone who saw him in the company of the other man- who called himself Mohamed Saif- and two women over the course of Thursday, 27, and Friday, 28, October.”
