A man has been charged with false imprisonment and robbery after two girls were held in an unlicensed taxi and threatened.

David Austin, 28, from Salford, was arrested after two girls got into a vehicle on Bloom Street, in Manchester city centre, in the early hours of Saturday (October 25).

Police say the pair were held in the car and a man, who had claimed it was a taxi, threatened to kill them.

They were able to escape and then rang 999.

Officers have since warned people not to use unlicensed taxis, especially late at night.

Mr Austin, of Earlesdon Crescent, Little Hulton, Salford, was later charged with two counts of false imprisonment, robbery, possession of a Class A substance and taking without consent.

He was remanded in custody and will appear before a judge at Manchester Crown Court on November 10.

A GMP spokesman said: “Police are warning the public not to use unlicensed taxis, particularly at night.”


Man, 28, charged after two girls held in a taxi and threatened in Manchester city centre   


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