A brave cabbie has been credited with helping arrest a suspected rapist after he allegedly went on the rampage – attacking nine people in the space of 12 hours.
Joseph McCann is accused of snatching nine people, seven of which were children – as well as raping and 11-year-old boy.
He was then arrested after a stand-off with police.
The 34-year-old raped or sexually assaulted four people – and abducted a further five – during a short period on Sunday, it is claimed.
McCann fled police on foot following the crash and eventually got into a taxi in a bid to make good his escape, according to reports.
The newspaper reported that the taxi driver pulled over and flashed his lights at a police officer, who then got into the car.
The cabbie told The Sun: “I passed an accident on the A34 that I heard about hoping to spot police.
