Muslim taxi driver rapist ‘honest and caring’
A Sydney Muslim cabbie (taxi driver) who raped three female passengers is an “honest, caring person who would not harm a soul”, a judge has been told.
Fatima Kazan also said her brother-in-law, Hassan Nagi, was “very, very sorry” for his offences.
She was giving evidence in the Downing Centre District Court on Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for 37-year-old Nagi, of Bexley.
Nagi has pleaded guilty to raping three women, aged 31, 23 and 27, in 2003, 2006 and 2007.
Ms Kazan said she had known Nagi for 10 years and had been shocked to learn of his crimes, adding, “This was out of his character, this is not him.”
She saw her brother-in-law daily. “He is always crying, he is always depressed.”
His lawyer handed up to Judge James Bennett a bundle of material, including “confidential submissions”.
The hearing is continuing.