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Allegations
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A 26-year-old
Wellington taxi driver has been committed for trial on a charge of raping a
female passenger. The man is alleged to
have attacked the 24-year-old in the early hours of May 1. His lawyer
conceded at a Wellington District Court depositions hearing that there is a
case to answer. The accused, whose name
and company are suppressed, has been released on bail on condition he doesn't
drive a taxi. He will next appear in court on October. Meanwhile in an
unrelated case, a woman is due to appear in Wellington District Court next
week on a charge of making a false rape complaint against a Wellington taxi
driver. The woman had claimed
she was raped in the back of a taxi in Arthur Carman St, Johnsonville, near
her home, about 8.30am on August 6. Despite extensive police inquiries, no
one on the busy suburban street heard or saw the alleged attack. |
