Cliff Mitchell: Rape victim told 999 'he's going to kill us' - court

Cliff Mitchell was suspended from the Metropolitan Police

A woman allegedly raped and kidnapped by a former Metropolitan Police officer told an emergency call handler "he's going to kill us" as she tried to escape, a court has heard.

The alleged victim said Cliff Mitchell assaulted her and forced her into his car in September 2023.

Mr Mitchell, from Wandsworth, denies 13 counts of rape and two counts of kidnapping.

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

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The alleged victim said that she only managed to escape Mitchell's car by saying she felt sick and had to get out.

Croydon Crown Court heard she was later seen running through traffic by members of the public.

A passer-by noticed what was going on and managed to get her in her vehicle, jurors were told.

'He's kidnapped me'

In a 999 call played to the court, the distressed woman told the operator "he's kidnapped me" and "he's behind us" as she travelled in the car of the passer-by who had offered help.

The woman, who cannot be named, believed Mitchell, 24, was pursuing her in his white Audi.

She also told the call handler that he was a Met Police officer, the court heard.

The driver of the car said she had spotted the alleged victim getting out of the white Audi before "running in the middle of the road".

There was bruising to her knees, a slight scabbed and reddened area on her elbow and multiple discreet scratches to her hip which she said came from her falling over as she ran away from Mitchell, the court was previously told.

Suspended

Mitchell was a PC in the Met's West Area Basic Command Unit. He was suspended from the force after the allegations came to light and has since been dismissed.

The former officer is charged with six counts of rape against a girl, including three when she was under 13.

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

All of the alleged offences took place between January 2014 and April 2017.

The former officer is also charged with seven counts of rape against a woman between April 2020 and September 2023.

The trial continues.