Warning after girl assaulted in bogus taxi Women have been urged to use only pre-booked private hire vehicles and properly licensed hackney cabs after an assault in a bogus taxi in Wilmslow.
An 18-year-old girl waiting for a taxi was attacked after getting into a silver saloon type on Water Lane around 4.30pm on Friday, May 15.
The victim claims the car had a yellow sticker on the door and the driver gave the impression it was the taxi she had booked.
She was assaulted by a man sitting in the back of the taxi but managed to escape.
The driver was white with a slight tan, in his 30s with a muscular build, chiselled features, brown eyes and perfect teeth. He had a bald head and the word ‘Holly’ tattooed on the back of his neck.
The passenger was in his late 20s and had olive skin, dark eyes, a slim build and unkempt appearance. He had short, dark, curly hair and some of his teeth were missing.
DS Antony King said: “We would ask the public that when they order a taxi or if a vehicle stops and the driver claims to be a taxi that they ensure the driver is wearing a valid photo identity badge with their taxi license number on it. If in doubt call the taxi company.”
Anyone with information should contact Macclesfield CID on 101 quoting incident number 912 of 17 May 2015.
Alternatively information can be given anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
source:
http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/n ... us-9289718
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