A woman charged with falsely claiming to have been raped by a driver she had hired through a popular ride-hailing app was remanded in custody on Monday.

Police inspectors Joseph Busuttil and Andrew Agius Bonello charged the women, a company director aged 45, with having falsely accused the man of a crime that she knew he had not committed, taking a false oath and fabricating evidence.

The woman claimed to have been raped by her Bolt driver after being taken to a secluded part of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, instead of to her home.

Tracking data gathered during the subsequent investigation revealed that she had not been taken there, but to Pembroke.

The police told the court that during the drive home, the defendant propositioned sex to the driver, who had agreed. The driver was questioned for 12 hours before being released without charge.

The woman pleaded not guilty to the charges.

She was denied bail.