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Victim feared she'd be murdered during taxi driver sex attack
Summary
Naveed Rana, 42, of Newcastle, Co Dublin, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in his taxi in October last year. The court heard the victim feared for her life during the incident, which involved erratic driving and forced sexual acts. Judge Elma Sheahan described the offending as serious, noting Rana breached his position of trust and caused significant harm to a vulnerable victim. The judge highlighted that Rana was on bail for a serious drug offence at the time of the attack, for which he later received community service. While acknowledging mitigating factors such as his early guilty plea, remorse, and family circumstances, Judge Sheahan declined to suspend any portion of the sentence due to his status on bail. Rana was handed a five-and-a-half-year custodial sentence. The matter was finalised with this sentence, with no adjournment recorded.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Victim feared she'd be murdered during taxi driver sex attack. Charges or matters: three counts of sexually assaulting the 18-year-old woman in his taxi in Dublin in the early hours of October 11 last year. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 11 Incident
- 2024-10-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of sexually assaulting the 18-year-old woman in his taxi in Dublin in the early hours of October 11 last year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge noted Rana was on bail for a serious drug offence at the time of the offending, for which he later received community service.
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