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Rekan Karwan 'thought it was about money owed'
"I gave [fellow defendant] Rekan [Karwan] Saqib's mobile number," said Mahek. Mr Karwan, 28, spoke to Saqib on the phone following a text message exchange.Mahek added: "I told Rekan I was being hounded for money. I did not tell him about the true problem with mum. I was embarrassed so I made it my person problem. I didn't want to say 'oh, just to let you know, I have a problem with my mum'."
Saqib reaction
Speaking about Saqib's reaction to the phone call with Mr Karwan, Mahek said: "All he was saying was I want to sort it with my mum."'Give me the money or not. I call the shots'
Mahek said: "Karwan was not succesful in his conversations, no. Saqib messaged saying 'give me the money or not. I call the shots'." Saqib later said he would come from Banbury to their home and wanted the money, the court was told.
Mahek told the court: "We wanted to go there and travel to Loughborough in the messages but I didn't want to go. I thought Loughborough was in Leicester, sorry. We were organising about the money. I was worried about the money. I told Rekan I was going to Leicester. The money was not going to be handed over. The message shows it was a done deal from myself. Later on in the evening. It was £2,000 he wanted. £500 is just a small part of it."
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