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45 MONTHS’ JAIL FOR WOMAN WHO THREATENED MANCHESTER UBER DRIVER WITH DIRTY SYRINGE
A woman threatened to stab an Uber driver with a dirty syringe - before telling a ‘shocking and disgraceful pack of lies’ about him owing her cash for sex. Louise Dean, 43, jumped into the Mohammed Dara’s stationary Uber vehicle and made ‘stabbing motions’ at his neck with a needle, demanding his takings. The driver managed to escape from the car, before Dean chased him. She then fled with his watch and £30 cash. When arrested, she falsely claimed the man owed her money following a sexual encounter, which didn’t happen. The cabbie has since given up his job and is undergoing therapy for depression following Dean’s lies. At Manchester Crown Court, Dean, from Salford, admitted robbery and was jailed for three years and nine months. James Worsford, prosecuting, told the court the incident happened at around 2.45am on December 1, 2019. The driver was finishing a seven-hour shift in Walkden. “He was about to collect his final fare
when he noticed the
defendant’s car parked up behind his in the street and then saw her get out and walk towards him,” Mr Worsford said. “She opened the door and got in despite his protestations he already had a pre-arranged booking and that she had to get out. “Once in the car, she pulled a syringe and started making stabbing motions towards the victim who noticed that the syringe had a metal tip and was dirty. She threatened to stab him if
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he did not pay her money. “The victim managed to get out of his vehicle and after looking for his earnings she then went outside and chased the defendant. “The victim suffers from restricted mobility due to his asthma and replacement hip and so was quickly caught by the defendant. During the chase, the victim’s watch fell to the floor. It was quickly taken by the defendant. “She threatened him again with the syringe and asked for money. The victim volunteered £30 saying it was all he had. The defendant then took it and ran off. “The victim then got back in his car and actually completed his last fare, before reported the incident to police.” Police found Dean’s saliva on a tissue left behind at the scene. The prosecutor added: “In interview, she claimed the victim was no stranger to her and in fact had paid her for sex a number of times in the months prior.
She
said that she approached the defendant to try and retrieve some non-paid fees she was owed from one of their prior engagements. However, this was later proved to be a complete lie, as police found no trace of contact with the victim on her phone. “[The victim] gave up work immediately after this incident. The false allegations made against him by the defendant only further compounded the effect on him
and his resulting depression for which his treatment is ongoing.” Dean has five offences on her record, including a conviction for affray in 2018 in which she served an eight-month prison sentence. Mitigating, Thomas James said: “In 2021 Ms Dean was subject to a brutal attack by another female, who bit her nose off and was left with permanent facial disfigure- ment. Her family situation has collapsed and she has lived in various hostels and temporary accommodation. “She is currently taking medication for depression and is diagnosed with anxiety. She has suffered much trauma in her life. “She doesn’t recall much from the incident that night although she is very upset to hear about what has happened to the victim and feels remorse.” Sentencing Dean, Judge John Potter told her: “You may express remorse now, but in your police interview you told a shocking disgraceful pack of lies designed to further demean your victim. “That was an appalling lie bluntly adding insult to an earlier injury. Naturally, [the victim] heard the allegations put against him and this lead him into further anguish. “He has since had to give up driving after four years on the job. In fact, the fare he took last night proved to be his last. “The victim’s torment only ended at the very last moment when you pleaded guilty. I accept that you live a chaotic lifestyle which would make you vulnerable, but none of this provides any excuse for what you did to [the victim].”
MARCH 2023 PHTM
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