Abeyweera Arachchi Patabedige Amal Edirisooriya was jailed for seven years and three months after raping a 19-year-old woman in Christchurch. (file photo)An Uber driver who raped a woman after she had a night out in Christchurch can now be named. The rape happened in January 2019 when Edirisooriya picked up a 19-year-old woman at a residential address in Christchurch. READ MORE:* Woman raped by Uber driver on ride home* No retrial on rape charge for teenager who won appeal* Intoxicated passenger raped by Uber driver 'entitled to safe passage home'They drove to Woodham Park where they sat in the back-seat of the car while they smoked the drug. Edirisooriya’s appeal against his sentence was based on a submission that the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive.

Source: Stuff April 28, 2022 03:55 UTC