Cliff Mitchell: Met officer taunted woman he raped, court told

Cliff Mitchell was an officer with the Metropolitan Police

A woman who claims she was raped at knifepoint by a Metropolitan Police officer said he taunted her that no-one would believe her, a court has heard.

Cliff Mitchell is alleged to have approached her with a knife, before tying her up with cable ties and putting tape over her mouth.

She told officers that she was crying and he laughed at her.

Mr Mitchell, 24, from Wandsworth in south-west London, denies 13 counts of rape, and two counts of kidnapping.

He also pleaded not guilty to breaching a non-molestation order.

The woman, who said he hurled verbal abuse at her, added "it was like it was a game to him" and he said he would hurt her or anyone who would try to help her.

"He was saying that he knew how to get rid of bodies because he was a police officer."

The charges against Mr Mitchell include six counts of rape against a girl, including three when she was under 13 years old.

Among these six charges of rape are three counts which state there were a total of at least 30 other occasions where the girl may have been similarly assaulted.

He is also charged with seven counts of rape against a second woman.

The trial at London's Croydon Crown Court continues.

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