Update: The victim has been identified through her fingerprints as a 34-year-old Nashville woman who is believed to have been homeless. An MNPD chaplain is working to locate and notify her next of kin. The Medical Examiner is awaiting toxicology testing before determining the cause of death.
Special Victims detectives this morning charged Mohamed Mohamed, 39, with four counts of rape for sexually assaulting an unidentified impaired/unconscious woman multiple times Thursday night in front of a church in the 2600 block of Nolensville Pike. The woman was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died shortly after arrival. An autopsy is pending.
A Nashville Fire Department crew (Engine 21) traveling on Nolensville Pike just after 9:30 p.m. enroute to a call saw the sexual assault taking place on a sidewalk in front of the church. They turned around and chirped their siren. As they pulled up to the sidewalk, Mohamed was attempting to pull up the unconscious victim’s pants. The fire crew detained Mohamed, called for police and rendered aid to the victim. MNPD Homicide, Special Victims, and Narcotics detectives responded to the scene.
Surveillance video shows the victim by herself walking unsteadily toward the front steps of the church. She was unable to keep her balance and sat down on a step, appearing to be under the influence of some type of substance. Mohamed approached and sat down beside her. Mohamed made physical contact with the victim as she went in and out of consciousness as she tried to push him away. He ultimately lifted her off the steps, put her on the ground, and repeatedly sexually assaulted her.
Mohamed refused to be interviewed after being taken to police headquarters. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $300,000. The investigation is continuing as detectives await information from the Medical Examiner’s Office on the victim’s cause of death. She carried no identification. An attempt is being made to identify her through fingerprints.
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