Posted on 08/22/2022 7:07:51 AM PDT by Cronos
A woman who falsely accused a taxi driver of raping her showed a "blatant disregard" for him and the reputation of the justice system, a judge said.
Laura Hood, 27, claimed Haroon Yousaf, 29, attacked her in the back of his cab after a night out in January 2017.
But Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard the taxi's tracker device proved she had lied about the attack.
She denied perverting the course of justice but was convicted and jailed for three years.
At sentencing, judge Julie Warburton said: "What you did strikes at the very heart of criminal justice. It has a tendency to damage the public perception of justice and can impact on the administration of justice in rape cases generally."
Hood, of Onslow Road, Stockport, told the court she was innocent because she had not knowingly lied, and instead had a false belief of "something so clear in my head".
However, a consultant forensic psychiatrist concluded there was no medical or psychiatric explanation for Hood's belief.
Judge Warburton said Mr Yousaf was arrested and put in handcuffs in front of fellow taxi drivers, interviewed by police and required to provide intimate samples, which he found "harrowing".
A second man was also arrested over the allegations.
Thomas McKail, defending, said Hood fulfilled the criteria for mild depression and had previously resorted to alcohol and drugs as a coping mechanism for events in her life.
Judge Warburton said on imposing a custodial sentence: "I have to balance those mitigating factors against the impact on two innocent men."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Hood says that she ‘wished she knew’ why she did what she did. She has no clear memory of the incident, admits that the story was made up, but doesn’t have a clue as to why.
The driver, Haroon Yousaf, was detained for 20 hours and was asked to strip naked and give “intimate samples” to corroborate her story.
Not enough.
What ever sentence he would have received. She (and all like this) should get.
That’s a dude.
Antifa
This happened to a young man I know. Went to a pretrial hearing where the rape kit revealed the sperm of FIVE men. The sexual encounters would have taken place within the previous 48 hrs IIRC. She was angry and made the false charge because she demanded that they be boyfriend and girlfriend and he said they were just friends.
So she called the police, said he raped her, he was arrested. Other men approached this young man and said she pulled the same thing on them, also ruining their lives. She was only 20. Apparently she was a screw up and this was the only way she could get attention from her family and be showered with love and concern.
S’cuse me - it ain’t Manchester any more, It’s just Chester...
Hood, of Onslow Road, Stockport, told the court she was innocent because she had not knowingly lied, and instead had a false belief of “something so clear in my head”.
LOL, chicks right?
At least she was charged and got a substantial sentence. This is progress! I am happy to see that people are finally beginning to take this sort of thing seriously!
And that is how justice works.
I’ve seen this suggestion here before. May’ve even been you.
I agree with you.
But why did he sleep with her?
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