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PHV DRIVER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WOMAN HE WAS NOT BOOKED TO PICK UP IN BURY
A PHV driver sexually assaulted a young woman after lying that he had been sent to pick her up in Bury town centre. According to the Bury Times, Manch- ester Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Tariq Mohammed, who worked for Magnum Whiteline, had not been allocated the booking which the woman had made following a night out in Manchester city centre. Thomas Worsfield, prosecuting, said the victim had been dropped off by an Uber close to Bury Town Hall in the early hours of the morning on January 22 last year.
She called Magnum Whiteline to take her home to Whitefield and around five minutes later a vehicle from the firm driven by Mohammed drove past her before stopping and turning around. The woman walked over and got into the front passenger seat before telling the driver she needed to stop at a cash machine to withdraw money with which she could pay him.
She directed him to a garage on Manchester Road which was on the way to Whitefield but she was unable to access any money from her account. Mohammed continued driving towards Whitefield, turning on to Sunnybank Road and then stopping outside the Sir Robert Peel pub. A discussion took place about whether the victim’s friend could pay her fare and she phoned him to ask. Mr Worsfield said: “While she was on the phone, the defendant put his hand on her neck and squeezed it as if to massage her. “She told him in no uncertain terms not to touch her, but he removed his hand and put it on her leg, sliding it under her dress and touched her underwear.” The woman was able to continue speaking to her friend and arranged for him to pay via Paypal and a transfer of £12.50 was made. Mohammed, 41, then dropped the woman off close to her home address
STOKE-ON-TRENT PHV DRIVER SEXUALLY ASSAULTED MUM WITH HER SON IN THE CAR
A Stoke-on-Trent PHV driver has been convicted of sexually assaulting a pas- senger as she was travelling with her young son. The Stoke Sentinel reports that Najibul- lah Hakani picked up the woman from her home in Crewe after she had booked his cab to take her to a friend’s house in April 16, 2018. But the 27-year-old, who had begun asking her personal questions and mak- ing lewd comments, pulled off the A500 near to some fields and asked her to get into the front of the car. Frightened, the young mum, in her 20s, did as she was told before Hakani put his hand inside her top and grabbed her hand and placed it on his groin.
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After making it to her friend’s house shaking and upset, the woman report- ed the incident to the police, who linked Hakani to the assault thanks to a DNA sample from clothing. He was arrested and found guilty of one count of sexual assault at Stoke-on- Trent Crown Court on 15 February. He was found not guilty of a second count. Hakani, from Hartshill will be sentenced on March 8. Detective Inspector Zoe Kelsall, of Staffordshire Police, said: “We’re thank- ful the victim had the courage to come forward and tell us what happened. “This was a frightening experience for her as she was vulnerable and worried about her own safety and that of her child.”
and she contacted police the following morning to report the assault. A police officer attended the offices of Magnum Whiteline that evening and arrested Mohammed, from
Rochdale.The firm provided the officer with details of their allocated fares that night and records of the victim’s book- ing and they showed she had been allocated to a different driver who had logged ‘no fare’ meaning she was not present when he arrived to pick her up. “In short, the defendant had picked her up having seen her on the street,” said Mr Worsfield. Mohammed, who was later found guilty of one count of sexu- al assault, maintained throughout his trial that he had not even picked her up. In a victim impact statement, she said the incident and the subsequent trial had been “very stressful” and had led to her considering whether or not to wear a dress when she went out. Rhia Abukhalil, defending, said Mohammed, who she described as “a conscientious worker”, was a man of previously good character and there was a “good chance” of rehabilitation. Handing the married father of one a 20-month prison sentence suspended for two years, Recorder Abigail Hud- son, said: “I have seen CCTV of your victim getting into your taxi and she was plainly drunk which would have been obvious to you. “She was alone, drunk, in an unfamiliar area and a significant walk from her home and she was in the dark. Fortu- nately, she is obviously a very strong woman and she kept her wits about her.” Recorder Hudson also imposed a one- year restraining order and a ten-year sexual harm prevention order, prevent- ing Mohammed being alone with young or vulnerable females. His taxi driver licence was removed and he will have to complete a 30-day reha- bilitation requirement and 200 hours of unpaid work.
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