UNSUNG HEROES
LIVERPOOL DRIVER RUSHED SHOOTING VICTIM TO HOSPITAL AS PASSENGER FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE
A taxi driver rushed a critically-injured passenger to the Royal Liverpool hos- pital after a gunman blasted his 40-year- old victim in the leg. According to MSN, the bloody attack - which initially left the man fighting for his life - unfolded in a cul-de-sac on the once-notorious Grizedale estate in Everton. The victim’s condi- tion is said to have improved overnight with doctors class- ing him as being in a “serious but stable” condition.
Detectives believe he was in the back of a taxi on Mary- port Close, at around 8.10pm on Sunday 18 March, when he was shot in the upper part of one of his legs. The driver took the man to hospital, where he received treatment for his wounds while a police scrambled to respond to the inci- dent. The cab, a Ford Mon- deo PHV, was ex- amined by forensics officers in the Royal’s car park before being removed by
The scene in Everton after the shooting
police for further inspection. No one else was injured in the shooting. The following morn- ing a series of
DUDLEY DRIVER WINS AWARD FOR HELPING POLICE CATCH ROBBER
A taxi driver who helped officers ar- rest a violent robber who attacked a pregnant woman with a hammer in Dudley has received a West Midlands Police award. Muhammad Ilyas was driving past when he saw the horror attack which left the woman - aged in her 30s - with a fractured skull in Dixons Green on 28 Octo- ber 2016. As a fellow passer- by went to comfort the victim - who had a child with her - Mr Ilyas joined another man in following the attacker to ensure he didn’t escape. Officers arrived promptly and arrest- ed the 49-year-old
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cordons blocked alleys and footpaths across the Grizedale estate. The bottom section of Maryport Close was closed off by police tape and a green sheet lay stretched across the suspected shooting scene. Merseyside Police retained a presence in the area, with a van guarding the Maryport Close
scene and patrol cars stationed on Hillsmore Way and Whitehaven Road - preventing access to the Close through the estate’s network of footpaths. That network of paths may have pro- vided getaway routes for the gun- man, had he been on foot or bike. Beyond the patrol vehicles guarding the shooting scene, other police cars could be seen head- ing in and out of the estate throughout the morning. Speaking just hours after last month’s attack, Detective Inspector Kathy Goodwin appealed for details and said: “The investigation is currently in its early stages and we are working to establish what has happened. “We know that the
victim was sitting in the rear of the car when he was attacked. He has been taken to hospi- tal for treatment for his injuries. “I would appeal for anyone who was in the area around Maryport Close this evening who has seen any vehicles or individuals acting suspiciously to con- tact us a matter of urgency as they may have information which is vital to this investigation. “I want to reassure the public that our commitment to tackling gun crime is as strong as ever and we will continue to take action to protect our commu- nities from the criminal minority. “Information from the public is vital and we will act on all that we receive.”
SELFLESS LEIGH DRIVER PUTS PASSENGER’S WELFARE FIRST
Reader’s
Muhammad Ilyas was driving past when he saw the horror attack
attacker where it emerged he had tried to snatch an elderly woman’s handbag just min- utes earlier. He went on to be jailed for a minimum of ten years at the Crown Court in Wolverhampton. Mr Ilyas, aged 25
from Dudley, has been awarded a Chief Constable’s Good Citizens Award in recognition of his bravery and public- spirited actions. This was recently handed over at an awards ceremony at the force’s Tally Ho! base.
Letter:
From The Leigh Jornal.
Last month, I woke up with a horrible nose bleed which was so serious that I had to call 999. As the emergency services were not able to attend straight away due to the amount of pres- sure on ambulances, I ordered a taxi from JR Taxis in Leigh. I asked to go to the
cash machine but the driver Indra was not bothered about taking any money from me and took me straight to the hospital. He was also not bothered about the blood which was pouring out from my mouth or nose all over the taxi. I have never experi- enced such com- passion from a taxi driver nor someone who has a car which
was potentially going to get cov- ered in blood. To be more con- cerned about a complete stranger’s health is truly amaz- ing and just goes to show there really are people out there willing to go above and beyond. It has completely restored my faith in humanity.
Emma Berry Leigh
APRIL 2018
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