Police have arrested a man after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man she believed was taxi driver. Police have arrested a man after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man she believed was taxi driver.
Police have arrested a man after a woman was sexually assaulted
by a man she believed was taxi driver.
About 4.10am on Sunday 14th October 2012, a 29-year-old woman
was picked up in Wigan town centre in what she believed was a taxi.
The driver took her to
the Beech Hill area of Wigan where he sexually assaulted her.
On 28 October 2012, a
57-year-old man was arrested on Warrington Lane, Lower Ince, on suspicion of
sexual assault, after a genuine taxi driver came across him.
Earlier in the night the
genuine taxi driver had been approached by a young woman who told him that she
had seen an appeal from the Police on Facebook and that they sought the driver
of the silver Nissan X Trail in connection with sexual offences.
This young woman told the
taxi driver that the Nissan had attempted to pick up one of her friends but she
left before the taxi driver could take her details.
When the man was arrested a young woman was
inside the Nissan, but she left before the police arrived.
Police are now appealing for these two women,
who could be crucial witnesses, to come forward.
Officers are also appealing to another other women who
may have been approached by a man driving a Silver Nissan X-Trail, or who have
seen this vehicle in suspicious circumstances.
The woman who spoke to the taxi driver was said to be in
her late 20s or early 30s, of a medium build with shoulder length dark hair and
wearing a maroon jumper. She spoke to the driver near the taxi rank at Brocol
House, King Street.
The
second woman, said to be in the car, was white, in her late teens to early 20s,
of a slim build with bleached blonde hair and wearing a cream or white short
dress.
The man arrested
was bailed until 14 November 2012 pending further police enquiries.
Detective Constable Craig
Hurst of Wigan CID said: "Firstly, it is right we should reassure both the
victim of the original sexual assault, and the wider community, that we have
made an arrest and while there are clearly a number of inquiries still to be
made, we are progressing very well with our investigation.
"We now desperately need to speak to these two
women as they could hold crucial information that will help us put the offender
of this appalling sexual attack behind bars.
"I would therefore appeal to these two women, if they are
reading this appeal, to get in touch with police immediately. I want to
emphasise that these women have done nothing whatsoever and that we simply want
to speak to them about what they know.
"I would also continue to ask anyone who has information about
either the original sexual assault, or the whereabouts of the silver Nissan X
Trail vehicle over the last two weeks, to call us."
Anyone with information should call police on
0161 856 7259 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555
111.
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