The accused denies the charges, saying any interaction was brief and initiated by the complainant
An asylum seeker is to stand trial charged with raping a 15-year-old boy at a derelict nightclub in Belfast , a judge ordered on Friday.
It was previously disclosed that the teenager phoned police to claim he had just been attacked by a stranger who approached him near the Waterfront Hall. Khawla, now with an address at Heatherbell Street in Belfast, was arrested following CCTV and forensic inquiries. He denies the charges, insisting any interaction was brief and initiated by the complainant.
District Judge Steven Keown backed prosecution submissions that the accused has a prima facie case to answer. “He will be returned for trial at Belfast Crown Court on a date to be fixed,” Mr Keown confirmed.
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