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22/06/2009
Man Raped By Taxi Driver In Manchester
Police are hunting a taxi driver who raped a 20-year-old man after offering him a lift.
The victim had been walking home in Manchester city centre in the early hours of Sunday when he got into a a silver VW Passatt private hire car, with a taxi sign roof light at Quay Street.
When he arrived at his block of flats on The Quays, Salford, the victim had tried to pay for the journey but the driver refused to take his money.
He then went into the apartment block and waited for his elevator, but was grabbed by the driver and raped in the stairwell of the building, police said.
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 recognise the description he has given of his attacker."
The rapist was described ad 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 also wore a brown leather jacket and a dark green jumper.
Anyone with information is asked to call Salford CID on 0161 856 5351 or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
(JM/BMcC)
The victim had been walking home in Manchester city centre in the early hours of Sunday when he got into a a silver VW Passatt private hire car, with a taxi sign roof light at Quay Street.
When he arrived at his block of flats on The Quays, Salford, the victim had tried to pay for the journey but the driver refused to take his money.
He then went into the apartment block and waited for his elevator, but was grabbed by the driver and raped in the stairwell of the building, police said.
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 recognise the description he has given of his attacker."
The rapist was described ad 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 also wore a brown leather jacket and a dark green jumper.
Anyone with information is asked to call Salford CID on 0161 856 5351 or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
(JM/BMcC)
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