taxi driver attempted abduction

Police investigate taxi cab abduction attempt on Melbourne woman
From: AAP
August 19, 2010 10:22AM

POLICE are investigating the attempted abduction of a 28-year-old woman who was forced to jump from a moving taxi in central Melbourne.
The Mooroolbark woman hailed a taxi near the intersection of Swanston and Latrobe streets about 1am (AEST) on August 1.Police said the taxi driver threatened to harm the woman and ignored several requests to pick up her friends from a city intersection.As the driver continued east along Latrobe St between Swanston and Russell sts, the woman opened the right passenger door and jumped from the moving taxi.The woman landed on the road and was assisted by witnesses from a car travelling behind the taxi.She suffered serious head injuries and was taken to St Vincents Hospital where she remained for 10 days.The taxi driver is described as either of Middle Eastern or Indian appearance and has not yet been identified.