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INVERNESS-SHIRE CABBIE FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING PASSENGER AFTER NIGHT OUT
A 49-year-old cabbie has been taken into custody after a jury found him guilty of raping a young woman following a night out in Inverness. David Brown, from Croy, attacked the 20-year-old victim in Decem- ber 2023 after stopping his car in a field. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that the woman had been trying to get home to her village but did not have enough money for the journey. The woman said that Brown agreed to run her home despite not having enough money to pay her fare. She added: “He said that’s fine and that he ‘d give me a lift anyway.”
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the drive, the woman noticed he was going the wrong way. The victim des- cribed the terrify- ing moments when the assault began, testifying: “He put his hand down my top - my Puffa jacket was unzipped. He grabbed my left breast and said ‘oh you’ve been hiding this from me.’” She told the court she was unable to move during the ordeal, stating: “I froze. I didn’t really have a reaction to it.” Evidence presented during the
trial detailed further sexual assaults, with the woman adding: “He put his hand down my trousers. He put his fingers into my vagina.” Following the rape, Brown dropped the traumatised victim off in Dingwall in freezing minus four- degree temperatures. While Brown claimed the encounter was consensual, the jury rejected his story after a three- day trial and returned a guilty verdict. Judge Lord Renucci has ordered a background report on Brown, who remains in custody. The case is set to return to court for on May 15, 2026.
CABBIE JAILED FOR 9 YEARS AFTER USING VEHICLE AS “WEAPON” IN NEWCASTLE ROAD RAGE ATTACK
A Newcastle PH driver has been sentenced to nine years in prison after turning a family’s evening out into a “nightmare” by intentionally driving his car into a group of pedestrians.
The incident occurred in September 2025 when 26-year-old Hasan Mohammed’s Skoda Superb came around the corner at speed, swerving dangerously, as the family was crossing the road after leaving a restaurant. A member of the family threw a small lollipop towards the vehicle to warn the driver of his risky behaviour. In what Judge Edward Bindloss described as an act of “road rage,” Mohammed turned his 1.5-tonne vehicle around and accelerated toward the group. While he narrowly missed a
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woman carrying a one-year-old child, he struck a grandfather at 33mph. Prosecutor Emma Dowling told the city’s crown court the car served as a “highly dangerous weapon.” The victim, who suffered multiple broken bones and required a prosthetic shoulder, stated in court that his life has been “irrevocably changed.” He recalled the “fear, confusion and impact” of the collision, noting: “This was not an accident, it was a deliberate decision and I now live every day with the consequences.” The victim’s daughter described the scene of her father lying
unconscious as a “nightmare” that left her “overwhelmed with fear and horror,” stating simply: “Our lives will never be the same.” Another family member questioned the driver’s actions, noting that a few seconds of “blind rage” had ruined multiple lives. Mohammed admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving but was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and attempted wounding. While Judge Bindloss acknow- ledged the attack was “out of character,” he emphasised the “terrible effect” the assault had on the family. In addition to his prison sentence, Mohammed has been banned from driving for 12 and a half years and must pass an extended test.
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