Met police officer charged with multiple rapes ‘tied woman up, bundled her into car and threatened to “slit” her throat’
A MET police officer allegedly tied a woman up, bundled her into his car and threatened to "slit" her throat, a court heard.
Cliff Mitchell, who is accused of 13 counts of rape, told the alleged victim: "I don't care about my life any more, you've met the devil".
The 24-year-old also made a string of threats when she said she was feeling sick in his car, jurors were told.
Mitchell allegedly told her: "If you throw up in the car, I'm gonna slit your belly for every second you throw up."
Croydon Crown Court was told the woman, whose hands were bound by cable ties, managed to escape and ran through traffic screaming.
Mitchell is charged with six counts of rape against a girl, including three when she was under 13 years old.
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Three of these counts, which date between January 2014 and April 2017, state there were at least 30 other occasions where the girl may have been similarly assaulted.
Mitchell is also accused of seven counts of rape against a woman between April 2020 and September 2023, breaching a non-molestation order and two counts of kidnapping.
The court was told he was a serving police officer during the time some of the alleged offences took place.
The allegations against him came to light in September last year following the "harrowing" events on the busy London road.
A woman, who looked "distraught and scared", ran between cars screaming: "He held a knife up to me, I'm so scared."
Jurors were told a female driver spotted the cable ties and let her hide in his car.
Prosecutor Catherine Farrelly told the court: "They were so tight that the surrounding skin had turned very red and they looked as though they were digging in."
Another passerby, who came over to both women as they waited for the police to arrive, said he heard the alleged victim "crying".
Ms Farrelly claims Mitchell sexually abused his first alleged victim from 2014 through to 2017 and the abuse of his second alleged victim was between 2020 to 2023.
She added: "Despite their clearest protestations, he forced his sexual will upon them both, time and time again."
Mitchell denies charges and says they have been fabricated against him.
The trial continues.
