India, Feb. 22 -- A 30-year-old taxi driver from Pencader, UK, has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of raping a passenger who had fallen asleep in his car, police said.

The jailed taxi driver has been identified as Dominic Dalton.

Sharing details of the incident, Dyfed-Powys Police said in a statement: "The victim had been on a night out with a friend in Aberystwyth, when she got into a taxi driven by Dominic Dalton in the early hours of Sunday, February 25, 2024."

Police said the victim believed Dalton to be a trusted taxi driver who would safely get her home.

"On the journey back, Dalton dropped her friend off first and then took the victim home. Swansea Crown Court heard how he claimed the taxi meter stopped work...