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UK paedophile who Sexually Abused Child & Fled to Canada Jailed
A paedophile has been jailed for sexually abusing a child. He was arrested
after being tracked to a mechanic’s workshop in Canada
March 6, 2022
By DHIREN MANGA
Mohammed Schwitters, aged 55, of Birmingham, was jailed for 18 years for child sex offences. The paedophile was located in a mechanic’s workshop in Canada.
Birmingham Crown Court heard that he sexually abused a child over a period of seven years. The abuse started when the girl was just 10-years-old.
According to West Midlands Police, the offending happened between 2010 and 2017. Officers arrested Schwitters when the offences were reported in 2017. But during the investigation, the paedophile fled the country.
Over the next three years, officers from the force’s Public Protection Unit worked to track Schwitters down. Working with the Canadian Authorities, officers arrested Schwitters on September 1, 2020. Officers tracked the mobile phone number and bank accounts Schwitters used to a mechanic’s workshop in Toronto.
He was extradited back to the UK and appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on December 10, 2021, where he pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault on a child, three counts of attempted rape and three counts of assault by penetration.
What's the difference between rape and assault by penetration?
Schwitters was sentenced to 18 years in prison. The paedophile was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.
After sentencing, Detective Constable Kat Sands said:
“This case really highlights how we take reports of sexual abuse very seriously and will work with survivors, help get them the support they need, and work with them to bring offenders to justice.
“It is never too late to report sexual abuse and we will leave no stone unturned to get justice.”
“While this sentence can never undo what happened, I hope the victim will find some comfort in knowing justice has been served.
“If you have been affected by this report and find this upsetting, or if you just want to talk to someone, The Survivors Trust is there for you. Call them on 08088 010818.”
In a previous incident, a shop owner and shopkeeper befriended a young boy, who spent time inside the shop.
Former shop owner Hannan Ullah and shopkeeper Mohammed Shahabir Alom from Ferus Superstore in Westferry went on to sexually assault him on four separate occasions over a three-week period between January 15 and February 2, 2018.
All four of the sexual assaults happened inside the shop, sometimes in a storage room. The shop has since been closed down.
Following the fourth offence, the boy told his mother what had happened to him and this was reported to police.
Both men were charged in May 2019. Ullah was charged with one count of sexual activity with a child. Alom was charged with three counts of sexual touching of a boy under 13.
Following a four-day trial in November 2021, both men were convicted.
Ullah was jailed for two years and four months, of which 14 months will be served on licence.
Good grief! Did the judge give him a gold watch too? One year and 2 months in jail for messing up a little kid. It's like a reward! Somebody appeal this sentence, it's atrocious.
Alom was also sentenced to two years and four months in prison, of which 14 months will be served on licence.
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Father of Norwegian socialite student 'strangled and raped by Yemeni billionaire's fugitive playboy son' in London 14 years ago hails 'huge step forward' in getting justice after woman in her 60s was arrested over murder
By KATIE FEEHAN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 14:36 EDT, 14 March 2022
Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was found dead among rubble in a basement in Great Portland Street, Westminster, central London, after a night out with friends to celebrate coming top of the class in her exams. A post mortem found she had been strangled.
It also found that she had been raped!
CCTV showed her leaving exclusive Mayfair nightclub Maddox at 2am on March 14 with Farouk Abdulhak, the son of a Yemeni sugar magnate and a fellow student at the private Regent's Business School who she had previously dated.
The alleged murderer - nicknamed 'DP' by friends for his love of Dom Perignon champagne - was named as being wanted by police and fled the UK within hours of her death, allegedly on his late billionaire father's private jet.
Farouk Abdulhak was quickly identified as a suspect for Martine's murder. Abdulhak fled the UK within hours of Martine's death, travelling to Egypt and then on to Yemen.
Ms Magnussen's father, Odd Petter Magnussen, has branded Abdulhak a coward and personally appealed for him to return, adding, 'You cannot hide forever'.
Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen (pictured) was murdered after celebrating the end of exams with friends at the exclusive Mayfair nightclub Maddox in March 2008
On Monday, 14 years to the day since her death, Mr Magnussen and his ex-wife, Martine's mother Kristin Vik, laid flowers outside Regent's University, Regent's Park, where their daughter, who finished her course at the top of her class, had been studying.
Last week a woman in her 60s was arrested in Westminster on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the case in an apparent breakthrough by the Metropolitan Police, although she has now been released on bail.
Mr Magnussen said: 'Fourteen years on this latest step ... came as a huge surprise last week. I'm absolutely convinced that this is a huge step forward in trying to achieve justice in this case.'
The family met police officers on Monday, and while investigators were not able to reveal the identity of the suspect, Mr Magnussen said he is 'impressed' with the way they are handling the case.
He has also had encouraging conversations with the authorities in Yemen, where it is hoped that the shifting political situation could mean Abdulhak has less protection.
Mr Magnussen said: 'We are having a very interesting, mutually respectful dialogue with the leadership on this case and I'm so pleased to see that we are able to sit down with them in telephone conferences and discuss a solution to this case, in a rational, constructive, productive and polite way.'
Abdulhak's father Shaher, who died from cancer in 2020, was a billionaire nicknamed 'the King of Sugar', with a net worth of around £6.8billion and close contacts in the Yemeni government.
He previously had investments in Coca-Cola bottling plants but gave these up in 2012 following pressure from campaigners. He died in Germany last year while receiving treatment for an illness.
Abdulhak allegedly fled the UK on his father's jet within hours of Ms Magnussen's murder
On the night she died, Ms Magnussen left the Maddox nightclub with Farouk Abdulhak at around 2am and her body was found in the basement of the building where he lived.
He studied international business relations alongside the Norwegian at Regent's Business School, where fees start at around £10,000 a year. Her body was found in the basement of a block of flats where he lived.
A post-mortem examination gave her cause of death as compression to the neck, and in November 2010 an inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
Speaking after the arrest last week, Detective Chief Inspector Jim Eastwood, who is leading the investigation, added: 'Martine's family has never given up their fight for justice and in the 14 years since her death they have campaigned tirelessly to keep her in the public consciousness.
'Martine's family has been informed of this latest development. Though it represents a positive step, there is still much more work for us to do.
'Most importantly, Farouk Abdulhak should be aware that this matter has not, and will not, go away.
'My team and I will continue to seek justice and use all opportunities available to pursue him and bring him back to the UK. His status as a wanted man will remain and we will not cease in our efforts to get justice for Martine's family.
'I'm appealing to Farouk Abdulhak directly. Come back to the UK. Come back to face justice. Since Martine's death, her family has shown true determination, together with my investigation team as we want to provide some closure for Martine's family.'
In 2008, Abdulhak issued comments through his lawyer saying he was 'not happy' about being branded a criminal and insisting he was not an 'escapee'. His lawyer, Mohammed Al Bakwli, said he had advised Abdulhak not to speak directly to the media.
Anyone with information can contact police on 020 8358 0300 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Was Abdulhak jealous because she had better marks than he? Was it too much for his fragile, Muslim ego? Did he put her 'in her place' by raping and murdering her?
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