Woman speaks about ordeal after abduction and rape by fake taxi driver

Woman's ordeal after abduction and rape by fake taxi driver20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCatherine LystandLaura Miller,BBC ScotlandGetty ImagesA woman who was abducted and raped by a man pretending to be a taxi driver has spoken about her terrifying ordeal.On 7 August 2022, the woman - who is anonymous but we are calling Sophie - thought she was in a taxi taking her to her home in Glasgow's Dennistoun area.But after dropping off her friend, the driver, Barzan Nawshowani, took her into a barber shop where he worked, and raped her.He was initially jailed for six years, but following a Crown appeal this was increased to eight years with an extra three years of supervision.However, Sophie feels that as the crime was so serious he should have been given 15-16 years.New guidelines for the sentencing of rape offences came into effect in Scotland last month - with higher jail terms for cases like this. GoogleThe rape happened inside KS Turkish Barbers in Dennistoun, where Barzan Nawshowani worked "Sometimes you get that feeling of just lock him up and throw away the key," Sophie said."Despite the appeal, the charges were abduction and rape. I think those two together, I think it needed to be a lot longer, 15, 16 years."Sophie's friend had flagged the "taxi" after a night out in Glasgow."He took her home first - which we thought was odd because she lived a bit further away – then I was taken to Dennistoun," Sophie said. "But the car pulled up quite a bit away from where I was supposed to be."My alarms were starting to go off that something's not quite right here. But I'd had a few drinks and was slightly impaired. I thought just get home."She said the driver said he worked at the nearby barber shop, KS Turkish Barbers, and unlocked and opened the shutters.Sophie felt something bad was going to happen and her body froze in fear."I was going through my head 'how do I ge...