Locations
Kings Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN4
Description
A man who sexually assaulted a woman after posing as a taxi driver has been locked up.
The victim, aged in her 20s, was walking home from a night out in Nottingham in the early hours of 18 May 2025 when a car pulled up alongside her in South Sherwood Street.
The driver, Kelvin Ndoro, told her the VW Golf was a taxi and she got in the front passenger seat.
When she asked to be taken home, Ndoro drove in the opposite direction before pulling into the car park of the Lidl supermarket, in Mansfield Road, and locking the doors.
Ndoro touched her leg and said they should get into the rear of the vehicle.
The victim agreed as an opportunity to escape and she managed to get out the vehicle and hide before summoning help from passers-by.
Thanks to detailed information from the woman, who also recorded Ndoro touching her leg, detectives identified Ndoro as a suspect.
He was arrested at Toddington Services, on the M1 in Bedfordshire, the following day.
Forty-two-year-old Ndoro, of Kings Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, eventually pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
He was jailed for 15 months at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (5 February) and was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.
Detective Constable Rebecca Walker, of Nottinghamshire Police said:
“This must have been a terrifying experience for the young woman and we know it has had a lasting psychological impact upon her.
“The victim’s quick thinking allowed her to escape from the car having been duped into getting into it simply to get home from a night out.
“Ndoro’s behaviour was predatory and officers worked quickly to identify his vehicle, trace it and arrest him.
“We then built a strong case against him, while supporting the victim, leaving Ndoro with no option but to admit what he had done.”