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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi driver jailed for sex assault and robbery of North Warw |
Driver Chandrakant Chavra was jailed for a total of three years – made up of six months for sexual assault and a consecutive two-and-a-half-year term for the robbery. Chavra (55) of Newey Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, who had denied both charges but was convicted by a jury at Warwick Crown Court, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for seven years. The jury heard that in October 2014, after drinking on a night out in Birmingham with work colleagues, a young woman in her 20s got a taxi back to her home in North Warwickshire. Read more: http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Taxi-dr ... z3xKuVxFdR Follow us: @tamworthherald on Twitter | tamworth.herald on Facebook http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Taxi-dr ... story.html |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver jailed for sex assault and robbery of North |
Noose. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver jailed for sex assault and robbery of North |
Taxi driver jailed for sex assault and robbery of North Warwickshire passenger A TAXI driver touched a North Warwickshire woman's leg when he thought she was asleep in his cab – then robbed her of her phone after she tried to snap his registration number. Driver Chandrakant Chavra was jailed for a total of three years – made up of six months for sexual assault and a consecutive two-and-a-half-year term for the robbery. Chavra (55) of Newey Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, who had denied both charges but was convicted by a jury at Warwick Crown Court, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for seven years. The jury heard that in October 2014, after drinking on a night out in Birmingham with work colleagues, a young woman in her 20s got a taxi back to her home in North Warwickshire. She approached Chavra's taxi and agreed a fare of £25, which she paid in advance, and fell asleep in the cab. Seeing this in his rear view mirror, Chavra pulled up, got out and opened the rear door. She was startled by his hand on her knee or thigh, and the married taxi driver made his intentions quite clear by asking her if she wanted to 'play'. Scared by his advance, she 'rebuffed him in no uncertain terms', and he back into the front and set off again. During the journey her employer phoned her to see if she had got home safely, and she told him what had happened. That caused Chavra to panic, and instead of taking the young woman home, he pulled off the road onto some rough ground off Castle Drive in Coleshill. Judge Alan Parker said he had clearly done that so he could drive away before his victim had time to get help. He told Chavra: "When she got out of the vehicle she showed the greatest presence of mind because, as you were about to drive away, she pointed her phone at the rear of your taxi and attempted to take a photograph of the number. "The camera flashed, and you saw the flash and realised what she had done; and you stopped the taxi and got out with the determined intention of getting her iPhone from her." The woman had told the jury that Chavra had run at her and knocked or wrestled her to the floor where he successfully tried to get her phone from her. Denying the sexual assault in court, Chavra claimed it had been a misunderstanding, and that he had stopped because of concerns for his passenger's health and wanted another £5 for the journey. Of the robbery, he claimed he had been going to return the phone – but Judge Parker said it had been 'a determined attempt' to obtain what he thought was incriminating evidence. Guy Williamson, defending, said that as a result of the incident Chavra, who had been a taxi driver for 18 years and was of previous good character, had lost his taxi driver's licence. Read more: http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Taxi-dr ... z3xLGvkXz6 |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver jailed for sex assault and robbery of North |
Just an observation. 6 months for sexual assault. 30 months for robbery. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver jailed for sex assault and robbery of North |
Going through this case numerous things don't add up, the situation could have been resolved by CCTV |
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