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Taxi Driver Sentenced for 2006 Rape After DNA Match

10/30/2025

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Mahbubur Rahman, a former taxi driver from Loughborough, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a 19-year-old student in 2006.
The conviction followed a DNA match linked to the crime after his 2022 arrest for an unrelated burglary.
The case was reopened in 2022, leading to Rahman’s arrest.
The judge emphasized the victim's ongoing trauma.

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Story summary

Mahbubur Rahman, a former taxi driver from Loughborough, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a 19-year-old student in 2006.
The conviction followed a DNA match linked to the crime after his 2022 arrest for an unrelated burglary.
The case was reopened in 2022, leading to Rahman’s arrest.
The judge emphasized the victim's ongoing trauma.