Naheed Ejaz, 61, delayed letting police in to offer her son, Diwan Khan, 41, time to cover a cellphone with video of the alleged rape on it, a courtroom has heard.
Naheed Ejaz, 61, denies perverting the course of justice (Picture: Andrew Croft/Solent Information and Photograph Company)
A Labour mayor allowed her “mom’s love for a son to stretch to criminality” by refusing to let law enforcement officials into her residence after they got here to arrest him, a courtroom has heard. Naheed Ejaz, 61, who was Mayor of Bracknell, Berkshire, is alleged to have delayed their entry for “some minutes” and in addition spoke to her son in Urdu to “help” him in hiding his cellphone the place a video of the alleged intercourse assault was saved.
Ms Ejaz and her son Diwan Khan, 41, are on trial at Winchester Crown Court docket. Ejaz, who was mayor from 2023-24, denies perverting the course of justice and Khan denies rape.
Khan is accused of raping a 15-year-old lady after she “blacked out” from the MDMA he equipped and put in vodka for her to drink. Prosecutors allege {the teenager} wakened within the backseat of Khan’s automobile with no garments on and he or she couldn’t bear in mind what had occurred, however Khan confirmed her a video that he filmed of him having intercourse along with her, choking and slapping her within the face.
Mr Khan, who appeared alongside his mom, allegedly threatened the teenager by messaging her to say he would present her mom the video if she stated something and that she “belonged” to him.
The courtroom heard that on September 12, 2024, police arrived at a property in Bracknell within the early hours of the morning and Ms Ejaz got here to the door.
She then allegedly delayed opening the door to the police, serving to Khan conceal his cell phone with the video of the 15-year-old lady on it.
Prosecutor Ed Wylde stated: “That cell phone was more likely to have materials that will be proof in Mr Khan’s case.”
Mr Khan handed a cellphone to the police, nevertheless it was not the one with the video on it, the courtroom heard.
Mr Wylde stated Ms Ejaz was conscious it was not the cellphone the police had been in search of, that she and her son had been talking in Urdu so the police would not know what they had been speaking about and he or she was aiding her son.
He added: “We won’t make sure Ms Ejaz had any clear thought of the difficulty he was in at the moment, however a mom’s love for her son will stretch a way, and on this case it stretched into criminality.”
Winchester Crown Court docket heard the lady handed out after Diwan Khan added MDMA to her drink (Picture: Getty)
The jury had been advised Mr Khan pleaded responsible to perverting the course of justice by hiding the cell phone from the police.
Mr Wylde stated the lady had organized to satisfy a buddy who advised her she knew a person who may take them for a drive.
{The teenager} snuck out of her home by a kitchen window so her mom wouldn’t see and acquired into Mr Khan’s automobile along with her buddy within the backseat.
The three drove to a storage close to his home to purchase Smirnoff vodka so they may get drunk, the courtroom heard.
It is alleged they then drove to his home and after they parked up outdoors, he took what he stated was MDMA out from the underside of his tie and poured the pink powder into the vodka.
The courtroom heard the 2 ladies drank the vodka from the bottle all through the night. The three then went into his home by the again door and performed some music in his room.
Once they had been in his bed room, he allegedly advised the 2 ladies that he was “attractive” and he wished the ladies to the touch him, however they each stated no.
They left his home and dropped the lady’s buddy again at her home, the place she advised Mr Khan “do not contact her” as a result of she was very drunk, say the prosecution.
He then drove again to his home. The lady stated she was confused why they’d gone again there as a result of she thought he was driving her residence.
Naheed Ejaz was mayor of Bracknell (Picture: Getty)
The lady stated she had drunk about half a litre of the vodka bottle by this level. After this, she stated that she “blacked out” and didn’t bear in mind what occurred subsequent till she wakened within the backseat of his automobile with no garments on.
She alleged he confirmed her a one-to two-minute video the place he was filming himself touching her face and breasts, having intercourse along with her, slapping her within the face and choking her in his automobile.
In her police interview, the lady stated she didn’t wish to have intercourse with him and watching the video made her really feel “sick” and “scared”.
After her ordeal, the lady stated he dropped her again residence after which despatched her messages utilizing a false title, saying she “belonged” to him.
He allegedly despatched her threats saying if she advised anybody, he would present her mum the video and stated he was “going to return to her home and slit her throat”.
Through the lady’s police interview, she stated Mr Khan advised her he was the Mayor’s Consort and he or she had advised him that she was 15 years previous.
Mr Wylde stated in his interview with the police, Mr Khan denied choosing the sufferer up in his automobile and raping her. He advised police he met her on a relationship app known as Loads of Fish and stated he thought she was 24 years previous.
Mr Wylde stated the sufferer’s relationship profile said she was 19 years previous. He added: “On the time she was 15. She was fairly troubled, fairly rebellious. She snuck out at night time, she drank alcohol, she took medicine. She might have gotten issues somewhat unsuitable.
“We are saying these components are precisely why he selected her as a result of he knew she would not be believed.”
The trial continues.
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