Jury could not reach verdict in historic sexual abuse allegations against a March take away owner
Abu Sayeed appeared in St Albans Crown Court charged with historic sexual offences on a child. The jury could not come to a verdict - Credit: Archant
A jury could not reach a verdict at the trial of a March take-away owner accused of historic sex offences on a six year old.
Abu Sayeed, of Robingoodfellows Lane, is charged with six counts that are alleged to have happened 14 years ago, between June 2003 and April 2004 in Harpenden.
A jury rose on Thursday October 19 but by Tuesday 24 had still not come to a decision.
The prosecution team has seven days to review the case.
Sayeed, 44, is accused of indecently assaulting a female person aged six to seven years old by committing oral sex in two separate counts - both on her and with her.
You may also want to watch:
He is also charged with inciting a child under the age of 16 to commit an act of gross indecency.
The remaining three charges relate to multiple offending, and allege that Sayeed committed each count on more than one occasion during the specified dates.
Most Read
- 1 Man found dead in March
- 2 Driver leaves girl 'very shaken' after ploughing into car
- 3 Brother pays tribute to 'strongest character I've ever known'
- 4 Father-of-five murdered due to 'drug deal dispute gone wrong'
- 5 Over 100 modern slavery victims rescued in Cambridgeshire
- 6 7 of the best pumpkin picking locations in Cambridgeshire
- 7 Janice launches Slimming World group after losing over two stone
- 8 'Loving, caring family man' dies in hospital weeks after A141 crash
- 9 HMO or flats divide councils but what happens to rest of hotel?
- 10 County passes funding of new £25m Wisbech school back to the Government
Sayeed appeared before Judge Jonathan Carroll at St Albans Crown Court, sitting in St Albans Magistrates’ Court.
