MAN WHO RAPED A WOMAN AFTER PRETENDING TO BE A TAXI DRIVER HAS BEEN JAILED
During spring 2025, a woman out in Sheffield with a friend decided to return home alone and left the club alone.
She believed she was getting into a taxi, with the driver, Shabir Sultani, asserting he was a licensed cab driver and would take her home.
Throughout the journey, Sultani offered her vodka, which she refused, before bringing her to her Chesterfield residence.
He then pursued her to her front door and forced his way into her home despite her protests for him to leave.
Inside, he persisted in kissing her and ultimately raped her.
She managed to push him away by kicking him.
He was identified from CCTV footage and license plate recognition technology of his vehicle.
Following his arrest, he was charged with rape and sexual assault.
The 27-year-old, residing on Sturton Road in Sheffield, denied the accusations, but a jury at Derby Crown Court found him guilty in November.
He appeared before the same court for sentencing on 3 February, where he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, with an additional seven years for dangerousness.
Additionally, Sultani was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a restraining order preventing contact with the victim, and was ordered to register as a sex offender.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Asia
Continent
from Saudi Arabia
- based on first name
52.7%
confidence
First-name region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
52.7%
Surname region
Asia
Afghanistan
43.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
erby Crown Court found him guilty in November. He appeared before the same court for sentencing on 3 February, where he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, with an additional seven years for dangerousness. Additionally, Sultani was subj...
Prison sentence
13 years
He appeared before the same court for sentencing on 3 February, where he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, with an additional seven years for dangerousness
Sex Offenders Register
Additionally, Sultani was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a restraining order preventing contact with the victim, and was ordered to register as a sex offender
Court order
Additionally, Sultani was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a restraining order preventing contact with the victim, and was ordered to register as a sex offender
