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Cambridge taxi driver who grabbed woman and tried to kiss her has licence revoked




A taxi driver who grabbed a woman round the waist and tried to kiss her after giving her a lift home in Cambridge has had his licence revoked.

Akbor Ali, 47, of Chelwood Road, Cambridge, had denied sexual assault but was found guilty after a trial at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on June 15.

He was sentenced yesterday to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and given a three month curfew between 10pm and 8am.

Ali was also ordered to pay £500 compensation to his victim, £670 court costs and an £80 victim surcharge. He must also sign the sex offenders' register.

Paul Brown, prosecuting, said at 3.30am on February 4 the woman had been out socialising in Cambridge and at the end of the evening, she shared a taxi with a friend.

The taxi driver took the friend back to a hotel and the victim was then left alone in the taxi with the defendant.

He said: “There had been some general chit chat and when they arrived at her house she picked up her bags but struggled to get out of the taxi.

“The defendant opened the door for her; she said thanks and that it was nice to talk with him but she was simply being polite."

The woman said she was standing about one metre away from him outside the taxi when suddenly the defendant stepped forward and grabbed her round the waist with both hands, the court was told.

Mr Brown added: “The woman said he pulled her forward so she was standing in his personal space and her face was almost touching his.

“She said it was uncomfortably close and at this point the defendant came even closer to her, opening his mouth as if trying to kiss her."

The woman was so shocked she turned her head and body to get away, and the defendant got back in his taxi and drove off without saying a word.

The woman saw the cab was a Panther Taxi cab and called the company, who told her to call the city council or NHS on 111.

At 4am the woman called the police and Ali, who has no previous convictions or cautions, was arrested. In a victim impact statement the woman said she had OCD and the incident left her feeling 'sick and dirty'.

Simon Rice, mitigating, said: “This was extraordinarily out of character for my client and he does appreciate the seriousness of the offence.

“He has been in the UK for 25 years without issue, and has been a taxi driver in Cambridge for seven years.

“The council has entirely revoked his licence and have no intention to reinstate it.

“As a result of this, he is now unemployed and his family are at risk of losing their home."


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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

the problem is there is nothing to stop him going down the road and getting a license somewhere else

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

Doubt it with a charge like that.

Should've thought about that before being a pervert.

Captain Cab did not pass an opinion ,he only passed on a newspaper report.

Nobody has suggested anything other and even if he did he's entitled to his opinion

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

The chap could have bought a cheap camera - £50 would have got him something that clips onto the rear view mirror - a pittance to pay when you consider the consequences of a false allegation.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Obviously if a person is assaulted the first thing they do is call the cab company?

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

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IDFIMH

actually in my experience yes although I have never had anything that serious BUT it is not usually the actual alleged victim that calls it is usually an angry relative boyfriend yelling at you down the phone demanding the sacking of the driver immediately based on a claim of something improper being said. It's funny how people seem to forget about the rights to a fair hearing when it suits them

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