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Driver is held over taxi rape
A taxi driver has been arrested after a woman claimed she was raped in his cab.
The 35-year-old Hackney carriage driver was detained following information given to the police as a result of an appeal in the Evening Chronicle.
Northumbria police today confirmed a man had been arrested on suspicion of rape and given police bail pending further inquiries.
Newcastle command area detectives trawled through CCTV footage when the alleged sex attack was reported.
They released this picture of a Hackney cab, which is alleged to have picked up the woman in a queue outside The Gate complex in Newcastle city centre.
The woman, 45, had been out with friends at The Gate and got in a cab to go home. She was driven to Scarborough Court, Walker, Newcastle, where she was allegedly raped shortly after 2am on Saturday, April 9.
Police asked Chronicle readers for help and Det Insp Lee Buzzeo, of Newcastle command area, said: "A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape. We are waiting for the results of forensic tests and further inquiries have been made. A man has been given police bail until next month."
The woman had been standing alone in a taxi queue outside the complex at around 2am. A man the woman knew was helping her to get a taxi and they spoke to the driver of one car, which then drove off.
A second car drove up, believed to be a new model Fiat Doblo, and the woman got into the front seat.
She was taken to a spot at the rear of TJ Taxis in Walker, where she alleged she was raped. Tony McAllister, owner of the TJ Taxi firm, said he was shocked by the incident.
He said at the time: "We have helped the police with their inquiries. It has nothing to do with any of our drivers and we were horrified to hear something like this could have happened so near to us."
NAnyone with information should call Det Con Terry Egdell on (0191) 2146555, extension 62253 or 62226.
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