A taxi driver’s conviction for a single offence of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old passenger was not unsafe where the driver had been suffering from undiagnosed diabetes at the time of his police interview and, unbeknown to all, might have been hypoglycaemic. On the facts, the driver’s answers in police interview could not be regarded as having made any difference to the jury being satisfied that the girl was telling the truth.
CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DRIVERS POLICE INTERVIEWS PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES SEXUAL ASSAULT SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE UNSAFE CONVICTIONS
A sentence of five years and six months’ imprisonment imposed on a taxi driver who had followed a drunken passenger into her own home and had unprotected sexual intercourse with her whilst she was asleep on the sofa was found to be unduly lenient and increased to eight years.
ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST AGGRAVATING FEATURES BURGLARY DRIVERS RAPE SENTENCING SEXUAL OFFENCES TAXI DRIVER RAPING PASSENGER IN HER OWN HOME TAXIS UNDUE LENIENCY
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