Woman sexually assaulted by bogus taxi driver after Freshers' Week night out The 19-year-old left the University of Manchester’s Students’ Union on Oxford Road in Manchester city centre after attending the Pangaea night.
A young woman was sexually assaulted by a thug posing as a taxi driver after a night out at a Freshers’ Week event.
The 19-year-old left the University of Manchester’s Students’ Union on Oxford Road in Manchester city centre after attending the Pangaea night.
After looking for a taxi, she approached a car outside The Holy Name Church. The man inside said he was a taxi driver, so she got in.
But she was driven to an unknown location and sexually assaulted. The pervert then dropped her off in Fallowfield and drove off.
The terrifying ordeal happened in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, September 21.
The woman is now being supported by specially trained officers.
Thousands of students descended upon the university’s Students’ Union for the event on Saturday 20, one of a number Freshers’ Week nights out.
The man was mixed race, in his 30s, thin with short, shaved hair and wearing glasses. The car was a dark coloured saloon.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward - particularly those at the Pangaea event - and are urging students to only use black cabs or to pre-book licensed taxis.
Det Con Elizabeth Howe said: “This was understandably very distressing for this young woman and she is being fully supported by specially trained officers.
“We would like to hear from anyone who was out in the area or at the Pangaea event itself last Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday morning, who may have any information that could assist our investigation.
“We would also like to remind the public to use licensed taxi companies by either pre-booking or going to a designated taxi rank.
“Stay together on a night out, and never get into an unknown car without checking it is a licensed taxi first. If unsure, go to a taxi rank particularly if you are on your own.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 4146 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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