JUST DESERTS
FIVE AND A HALF YEARS’ JAIL FOR THUGS WHO BOTH PULLED KNIVES ON BURNLEY CABBIE
A pair of thugs left a taxi driver fearing for his life when they produced knives and demanded he hand over his cash and keys. According to the Lancashire Telegraph, the terrifying incident, which has left the victim with flashbacks and unable to sleep, took place when Luke Walker and Dale Watts called for a cab to take them to McDonald's in Burnley. However once they had arrived at the fast-food outlet they left the taxi, under the guise of having to withdraw money, before returning to the cab and taking out two large knives.
Burnley Crown Court heard how Watts, who at this stage was sat in the front seat, held his knife to the taxi driver while from the back, Walker did the same.
In the end they escaped with around £85 in cash and a torch. A third man who had been with them was never charged with any offences.
Sentencing them both to a term of five years and six months, Recorder Mr Nicholas Clarke QC said: “You both had knives and you both had drawn them. It follows that this must have been a coordinated and planned attack. “The knives were held to his neck and ribs with the threat of force and you took all of the cash he had, searching the centre console and taking a torch. “I make it clear that these offences are extremely serious. “I take the view that you are equally culpable. This was clearly a planned attack.”
BRISTOL CABBIE PUNCHED BY PASSENGER IN ROW OVER DRIVING THE LONG WAY ROUND
A passenger assaulted a cabbie after accusing him of driving the long way on purpose, a court heard. According to the Bristol Post, Ekbal Saggo, 41, from West Bromwich, plead- ed guilty to assault and two charges of assaulting an emergency worker in December last year.
He appeared at Bristol Crown Court for sentence on Monday 21 March. Recorder Mr Robin Sellers handed him a three-month jail term suspended for 15 months and 150 hours’ unpaid work. Tabitha Macfarlane, prosecuting, said when cabbie Raju Singh picked up Saggo and his partner after a night out,
MAN SMASHED BRIGHTON TAXI WINDOW AND RACIALLY ABUSED POLICE
A 32-year-old man who used racist and abusive language and smashed the rear window of a taxi with his fist while passengers were in the back has been ordered to pay £500 in compensation. The Argus reports that Magistrates heard that Fabio Warren-Landucci, from Tunbridge Wells, had been in Brighton for a night out on November 7 and prior to the incident had been assaulted. After Landucci smashed the window of the taxi, the passengers left the vehicle while the driver followed him to York
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Place, Brighton, and also called 999. On March 10, Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard Warren-Landucci shouted “F***ing n****er. F*** you p**i c***” at two white male police officers who later attended the incident. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a vehicle to the value of £97, and also pleaded guilty to a further charge of using racially aggravated threaten- ing words or behaviour. Warren-Landucci was ordered to pay £497 in compensation, a victim sur- charge of £34 and costs of £85.
Saggo started swear- ing at him in Punjabi. She told the court: “The defendant was convinced Mr Singh was defrauding him.” The court heard that when the cab arrived at an address in Speedwell, Saggo punched Mr Singh twice through his open window. When the cabbie went to drive off, Saggo kicked the cab and threw a stone at it. Mr Singh made an impact statement saying he was scared of what Saggo would do to him and had not slept well due to pain in his face. Miss Macfarlane said when police went to talk to Saggo he pushed, attempted a headbutt and spat towards PC Andrew Beach, telling him: “Do you want to join the Father Christmas you f****** c***?”, referring to a blow-up Santa in the garden. The court was told in the course of an 18-minute incident Saggo was Parva sprayed and Tasered before being arrested.
APRIL 2022
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