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| Man arrested over black cab rapes | Man arrested over black cab rapes |
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| A man has been arrested by police investigating a taxi driver who pretends he is a lottery winner before drugging and raping female passengers. | A man has been arrested by police investigating a taxi driver who pretends he is a lottery winner before drugging and raping female passengers. |
| Police think the driver struck at least five times, picking up his victims in a black cab in the Oxford Street, Kings Road and London Bridge areas of London. | |
| He offered his victims a spiked glass of champagne to celebrate his lottery win before assaulting them. | |
| Officers believe there may be more victims dating back to 2005. | |
| The suspect, aged in his early 40s, was arrested at an address in south-east London. | The suspect, aged in his early 40s, was arrested at an address in south-east London. |
| Detectives have begun trawling through their records of sex crimes since 2005 after an incident earlier this month led them to believe a serial attacker was behind the crimes. | |
| Police said the most recent attack took place on 2 February after a 28-year-old woman was picked up near London Bridge Station. | |
| The victims were aged between 17 and 33 and had all been out drinking with friends before the attack. |