Ignored Warnings About Taxi Rapist | Belfast News

A former detective sergeant reveals how she was ignored by senior police officers in 2013 after warning they were overlooking a convicted taxi driver rapist — possibly a serial offender — echoing the John Worboys case. Despite compiling a detailed report urging a review of unsolved stranger rapes, her concerns were dismissed, even mocked, with one officer declaring the threat “no longer credible.” After 27 years in policing, including cold case reviews, she says her warnings were buried by a culture of misogyny and she was reprimanded for escalating them. Now reignited by current public discourse, she hopes her story sparks accountability and encourages silenced victims to speak up — while the PSNI affirms they take all sexual violence allegations seriously and welcome her to share her concerns. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/31b333fbfa17c9db