A MINI CAB DRIVER WHO BRUTALY RAPED A PRETTY 22 YE

A MINI CAB DRIVER WHO BRUTALY RAPED A PRETTY 22 YEAR-OLD

CHILDREN’S NANNY WAS JAILED FOR SIX YEARS TODAY (FRI).

DURING THE TRIAL THE WOMAN FACED DIRECT CROSS-EXAMINATION FROM

HER ATTACKER, WHO HAD SACKED HIS COUNSEL AND CONDUCTED HIS OWN

DEFENCE.

PATRICK MURPHY, AGED 44, OF NO FIXED ADDRESS SPOTTED THE

PRETTY BRUNETTE IN THE EARY HOURS OF THE MORNING, THE INNER LONDON

CROWN COURT HEARD.

SHE HAD GONE TO AN ALL-NIGHT SHOP TO BUY MILK FOR A FRIEND,

BUT HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT WHEN THE FRIEND FELL ASLEEP, SAID MR MICHAEL

AUSTIN-SMITH, PROSECUTING.

AFTER KNOCKING FOR NEARLY AN HOUR THE QUIET, THE SOFTLY-

SPOKEN NANNY DECIDED TO TELEPHONE FOR A TAXI TO TAKE HER TO HER

TOTTENHAM HOME, HE SAID.

SHE WAS APPROACHED BY MURPHY, WHO CONVINCED HER THAT HE WAS A

GENUINE CABBY.

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BUT MURPHY DROVE TO THE DESERTED GROUNDS OF ALEXANDRA PALACE

PARK AND RAPED HIS TERRIFIED PASSENGER.

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”I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BUT HE SAID IT WAS A SHORT CUT

AND STARTED SPEEDING UP.

I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BUT

COULDN’T.

” SHE TOLD THE COURT.

”THEN WHEN THE CAR STOPPED I RAN OFF BUT HE CAUGHT UP WITH ME

AND GRABBED ME BY THE COLLAR,” SHE SAID, BREAKING DOWN IN TEARS

IN THE WITNESS.

MOMENTS LATER MURPHY FORCED THE SCREAMING WOMAN INTO THE BACK

OF THE CAB, TORE OFF HER CLOTHING AND RAPED HER, THE COURT WAS TOLD.

MURPHY CLAIMED IN EVIDENCE THAT HE THOUGHT SHE WAS A

PROSTITIUTE AND WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THE CAB FARE WITH SEX.

JAILING HIM JUDGE PETER MASON QC SAID ”YOU TOOK THIS YOUNG

WOMAN INTO YOUR CAR AS A FARE PAYING PASSENGER.

BUT YOU DIVERTED

FROM THE ROUTE, TOOK HER TO A QUIET PLACE AND AFTER DRAGGING HER BACK

AS SHE TRIED TO ESCAPE, YOU RAPED HER.

”THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND THE

EFFECTS SUCH OFFENCES MIGHT HAVE ARE HORRIFYING.

ALL MEN WHO COMMIT

SUCH CRIMES MUST BE SEVERELY PUNISHED.

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