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Woman ‘kidnapped and raped after getting into car she believed was taxi’ in town centre as man charged
Daily Express and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedWoman ‘kidnapped and raped after getting into car she believed was taxi’ in town centre as man charged.
The headline splitThe Sun frames it as "Woman ‘kidnapped and raped after getting into car she believed was taxi’ in town centre a...". Daily Express frames it as "Man charged after woman 'kidnapped and raped inside car she thought was taxi' in St Helens".
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Woman ‘kidnapped and raped after getting into car she believed was taxi’ in town centre as man charged
A MAN has been charged after a woman said she was kidnapped and raped inside a car she thought was a taxi. The victim got into the vehicle with a group of her friends in Wigan, Merseyside P...
