In 2019, the Offender Database recorded that Mohammed Fethaullah, then 58, of no fixed address, was jailed for 16 years for drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl in 1999. On Friday, 26 July 2019, the defendant appeared at Inner London Crown Court for sentencing. It was reported that Fethaullah was already serving a life sentence, having been convicted in 2003 for the murder of his stepmother.
The investigation established that the victim worked after school at a grocer’s in Brixton, South London, which Fethaullah managed. The Metropolitan Police reported that on 18 June 1999, while the girl was waiting for her wages, Fethaullah spiked her drink. The prosecution reported that after she collapsed, the defendant drove her to a secluded location and raped her while she was drifting in and out of consciousness on the back seat of his vehicle.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Fethaullah believed his victim was unaware of the assault due to her drugged state. Inner London Crown Court heard how the victim discovered she was pregnant shortly after the attack and raised the child with her then-boyfriend. The prosecution reported that in November 2016, a DNA test confirmed the child was conceived as a result of the rape, prompting the victim to report the matter to Kent Police, who later transferred the investigation to the Metropolitan Police.
Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command spent 28 months piecing together the events from 20 years ago. For his actions in Brixton, Fethaullah was convicted of rape following a trial in May 2019. The judge noted the predatory nature of the attack and the defendant’s previous history of lethal violence. For the drugging and rape of the 14-year-old, Fethaullah was handed a 16-year sentence to run alongside his existing life term for murder.
Sentence and Statutory Requirements
For his crimes in England, Mohammed Fethaullah was handed:
- Custodial Sentence: 16 years in prison (July 2019).
- Life Sentence: Remains serving a life term (originally sentenced in 2003 for murder).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements were activated for life.
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Inner London Crown Court following a 28-month forensic investigation.
- Criminal Record: Rape of a child under 16 and murder.
- Origin: Brixton, Lambeth, South London.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Fethaullah is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) at the highest level of oversight by the Metropolitan Police and the prison estate. Due to the nature of the drugging and rape in Brixton, combined with his previous murder conviction, his management within the high-security estate is subject to intensive scrutiny by the Public Protection Unit.
As a member of the Sex Offenders Register, Fethaullah must comply with notification requirements regarding his identity and residence for the remainder of his life. Authorities state that his history of calculated violence and sexual predation in Brixton necessitates permanent and stringent monitoring of his conduct. Any future attempt to engage in sexual misconduct or a breach of his life-long registration requirements will result in his continued and indefinite incarceration in London or elsewhere.
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