"Help me. My Uber is wanting a kiss": Teen's 'nightmare' M62 ordeal over two hours in fake taxi

A teenager desperately texted her boyfriend as she was abducted by a fake taxi driver, saying in one message: "Help me. My Uber is wanting a kiss." Fitwi Tekeste, 29, spotted his victim alone a city centre in the early hours after she had enjoyed a night out with friends.

The restaurant worker then convinced her that he was her taxi driver and lured her into his car, a court heard. She was subsequently subjected to a 'nightmare' ordeal over nearly two hours as she was driven down the M62 and sexually assaulted.

A court heard this week the 19-year-old had been out celebrating a friend's birthday. At around 1am, she left a bar and attempted to book an Uber to take her to meet her boyfriend at McDonald's in Huyton, Liverpool.

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Arthur Gibson, prosecuting, described how the booking was unsuccessful. CCTV footage then showed her on Newington, a side street leading towards Renshaw Street in Liverpool city centre, while 'a bit unstable on her feet'. The same footage showed Tekeste initially parked up before moving his car towards Bold Street. He stopped as the teenager approached the area.

She was thereafter seen speaking to him before walking away again and waiting on a corner while looking at her phone. Tekeste, of Park Road in Toxteth, then parked up again and got out of his car to speak to her. The teen would ultimately follow him back to his car, initially attempting to enter the rear before sitting in the front passenger seat. Tekeste's car then left the area, reports The Echo.

Mr Gibson said: "What seems to have happened is that she agreed to allow him to take her home. When they get to