Arqash Zaffar, nicknamed 'Mikey', has been accused of picking up the girl in his car in Birmingham and exploiting her over a number of days during the summer of 2019 View 2 Images Birmingham Crown Court (Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)

A "vulnerable" 16-year-old girl who had fled from home was repeatedly raped in a hotel room packed with men, a court was told. Arqash Zaffar, dubbed 'Mikey', stands accused of collecting the girl in his car in Birmingham and exploiting her over several days during the summer of 2019.

It is alleged his friend, Shiraz Nassar, known as 'Soldier', also raped her after she was brought to his house in Manchester whilst another accomplice Mohammed Nadim, aka 'Dimma', allegedly sexually assaulted the girl in the rear of a vehicle.

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