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Taxi driver rapes male passenger

A man was raped by a taxi driver who followed him into his block of flats after driving him home.

The 20-year-old victim got into the cab at Quay Street in Manchester city centre in the early hours of Sunday after a night out.

When the taxi arrived at Salford Quays, the driver refused to take payment.

The man went into his flat block, but was grabbed by the driver as he waited for the lift. He was raped in the stairwell of the building, police said.

'Traumatised'

Det Sgt Julie Connor, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This was a brutal attack on a young man who has been left feeling traumatised.

"We want to appeal to taxi drivers in the city centre to tell us if they recognize the description he has given of his attacker."

The rapist was described as being in his late 20s or early 30s, dark skinned, possibly Asian, and of middle eastern or Iraqi appearance.

He was about 5ft 9in tall and slightly overweight with short brown or black hair and unshaven with a beard and brown eyes. He was wearing a brown leather jacket and a dark green jumper.

Police said the taxi was a VW Passat and had an illuminated taxi sign on the roof.

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

I heard this on the news yesterday but they described it as a Private Hire Car

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Probably not a limo at least........

Salford Quays, round by the Red Cinema?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Is this significant

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

I thought Manchester hacks were all LTI type cabs

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http://wingsoverscotland.com/ http://www.newsnetscotland.com/

The report did not say it was a Manchester taxi, just that it was hired in Manchester. Not neccesarily the same thing.

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Grandad,

Why is it always Asians that are touching or feeling the women?

Good point.....but as it would be illegal for an "out of town" hack, as well as any private hire, to pick up a flagdown in Manchester, it must have been a booked job and they will be easy to trace....unless of course....there are people out there illegally plying for hire for financial gain, or even worse, pretending that they are taxi drivers for the same reason (or from this story, obviously worse reasons). Surely not!

If that were the case and such instances had been heard of anywhere, wouldn't there be police and licensing officials out there watching for such things, even using CCTV etc., in order to protect the public?!!

Mind you, the public need to start taking responsibility for themselves. The full facts surrounding this case are as yet unclear, but it isn't always down to ignorance of the law that makes people jump in any old shed that pulls up. They'll often risk their lives to avoid walking a few hundred yards to a taxi rank where these days, there is more than likely an over-supply of cabs waiting, or to save a couple of quid, or even not phone for a legit PH as they'd have to wait a few minutes.



"Taxi driver rapes male passenger"

....apparently not just women! You may also find some are offended by the assertion that it is "always Asians", though I'd agree that political correctness has no place within the law and this person, if guilty of course, should be treated as the rapist they are, irrespective of colour and strung up....and not necessarily by the neck! They should never be allowed near decent people again (or even near p***heads!).

What was your source for this story;

Was it;

pinknews.co.uk

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shouldnt be hard to find.......

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

There's more of them than us now.

Red Squirrels feel the same way

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