About three days later the prosecutrix spotted the car in which she was raped at the Tipper Garage in Bakoteh. She stopped and boarded the taxi and later hired the taxi to the Brusubi police station where she alerted the police. The person (PW2) driving the taxi this time was not the accused. However, PW2 helped the police to identify and arrest the accused. The Ericson phone was recovered from the accused after his arrest. This phone is in evidence as exhibit “A”. Suffice to state here that the statements recorded from the accused by PW3 were rejected in evidence on grounds that they were obtained after the accused was beaten by the police. On his part the accused denied the charge. He referred to the prosecutrix as a prostitute who hired his services as a taxi man on that fateful day. He picked her from City Pop in Serekunda to Bakoteh but at some point around the Serrekunda intersection to Bakoteh, the prosecutrix asked the accused to drive her to Super Bar at the Brikama Highway. They agreed on an additional charge. At Supper Bar the prosecutrix waited more than expected but later joined to Bakoteh. On their way to Bakoteh the prosecutrix informed him that she lost all the money she had in her bag. The accused refused to receive payment in kind or allow her till the next day to pay but decided to drive off to the police. The prosecutrix attempted to escape from the moving car but was held on her dress by the accused. As he continued to drive, the prosecutrix held on the steering wheel and his hands diverting the car towards some onlookers. The accused only regained control of the car after giving the prosecutrix some blows on her hands. At that point the prosecutrix succeeded to get out of the car; he threw out her plastic bag 3