Student police officer arrested after ‘kidnapping and raping woman’

Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published August 10, 2026 4:49pm Updated August 10, 2026 4:51pm Officers pursued a vehicle after a distress call from a woman in her 20s, the force said (Picture: Getty Images) A serving student police officer has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a woman. The trainee Greater Manchester Police officer, 23, was detained after a police chase on Saturday. A woman called 999 ‘in distress’ in a vehicle at 10.18pm on Saturday, the force said. Responding officers traced the suspected vehicle and pursued it. They arrested the student copper, who was still in training, on suspicion of kidnap, rape and dangerous driving after the vehicle stopped. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Br