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Bingham woman who lied about taxi driver attack is jailed

Making false claims of an attack by a taxi driver has landed a Bingham woman in prison.

Astria Berwick, 27, of Brendon Grove, claimed she was sexually assaulted by the man as he drove her home from Nottingham on February 20. She also alleged that he slashed her face with a knife.

However, her story proved to be untrue. Officers found no evidence of assault and the cautious taxi driver, upon hearing that Berwick was drunk, recorded the whole conversation with her in the car on his mobile phone.

Dc Laura Clarke, from Nottinghamshire Police’s public protection unit, said: “Falsely reporting crimes like this does not just cause harm to the unsuspecting victim but also true victims of sexual offences may be reluctant to report crimes against them for fear of not being believed.

“False allegations have a huge impact on those people falsely accused, for them, their family and friends, it can be life changing. Nottinghamshire Police investigate every crime thoroughly to discover the truth.”

Berwick admitted her lies at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday. She was jailed for 16 months.

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However, her story proved to be untrue. Officers found no evidence of assault and the cautious taxi driver, upon hearing that Berwick was drunk, recorded the whole conversation with her in the car on his mobile phone.


Is that legal ? my understanding is that secretly recording a conversation without warning the 3rd party is not permitted or does that only apply to telephone conversations

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Does it say he didn't tell her she was being recorded?

It does say she was drunk

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It can't be illegal because the newspapers do it all the time when they expose people like MPs accepting money for questions and other such events.

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Grandad,

It's up to the Magistrate / Judge as to what's admissible, in this case I'd say the recording was pretty crucial to proving a man innocent and would HAVE to be allowed.

If it wasn't legal there would be a lot less programs on the telly.

Perfectly legal.

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IDFIMH

I once enquired about the availability of mobile phones or equipment that would record my conversations with customers so that i could check back on booking details and was told that whilst you can record landline conversations it is illegal to record mobile phone conversations hence my thought that using a mobile to record a conversation might be illegal

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