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Posted by Editor on 22nd June 2009 at 12:36 PM
Man raped by taxi driver - Salford Quays
Police are hunting a taxi driver who raped a 20-year-old man after offering him a lift.

At about 6am on Sunday 21 June 2009, the victim was walking home after spending a night out in the city centre.

He was on Quay Street near the junction with Water Street when a silver VW Passatt private hire car, with a taxi sign roof light, pulled up alongside and the driver offered to give the man a lift home.

The victim accepted the lift and he was taken to his block of flats on The Quays, Salford. The victim tried to pay for the journey but the driver wouldn't take the money.

He went into the apartment block and waited for his elevator. While there the taxi driver grabbed him and raped him in the stairwell of the building.

The victim was left terrified by his ordeal, but he managed to give a detailed description of his attacker.

He is described as 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 also wore a brown leather jacket and a dark green jumper.

Detective sergeant Julie Connor, of Salford CID, 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."

Anyone with information is asked to call Salford CID on 0161 856 5351 or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Anyone who has been a victim of rape or sexual assault can contact Greater Manchester Police on 0161 872 5050 or 999 in an emergency. GMP has specially trained officers in place to provide a first class response to victims and help support them through the criminal justice process.

St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester, can also be contacted on 0161 276 6515. This provides a comprehensive and coordinated forensic, counselling and medical aftercare service to anyone in Greater Manchester who has experienced rape or sexual assault. Services are available on a 24-hour basis and people can access them either as a self-referral or via Greater Manchester Police.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  18th August 2009
wtf sick sick sick thats all i can say hope he gets caught

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