22nd July 2025
Muhammed Ashfaque, 27, admitted sexually assaulting a Countess of Chester member of staff will discover his fate next month.
Muhammed Ashfaque, 27, of Westminster Grove in Ellesmere Port, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and assault by beating of an emergency worker on Sunday, July 20.
Prosecutor Charlotte Brookes said that on the date, Ashfaque entered a clinic at the Countess.
She said: “He asked for help and pointed towards his genitals and his victim pointed him towards A&E and then showed him towards the toilet.
“He tried to link her arms and also pulled her towards the toilet stating that he couldn’t go in the toilet without her there, pointing at his genitals again.
“She refused but agreed to walk him towards A&E and he tried to link her arms again, but she managed to unlink.
“He then rubbed his arm on her breasts and stomach but later attempted to pull her out of the maternity ward, causing her pain.
“She had to hold onto a post and screamed to let her go which he eventually did and went back to A&E.”
Miss Brookes added that Ashfaque ‘refused to be interviewed by police’ and suggested a pre-sentence report would be required.
Howard Jones, defending, said his client came to England to study for a business Masters around 2016 but did not return to Pakistan because he had claimed asylum.
Mr Jones said that he would be ‘placed in an arranged marriage’.
He added: “He has anxiety with medication and is suffering from a recurring UTI and was also assessed for his mental health as it is impacting on his behaviour.”
Mr Jones said his client, who works as a security guard for a bank, went to the hospital asking for help with the UTI, hence pointing at his genital area and continues to require treatment.
Magistrates in Chester ordered a pre-sentence report and bailed him to return to court on August 21 with the condition of not entering the Maternity unit at the Countess.
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/25332405.chester-magistrates-court-sentence-man-sex-assault