SHAME SHAME
STOKE ON TRENT DRIVER ATTACKS AND ROBS PASSENGER
A ‘taxi driver’ and his accomplice assaulted and robbed a passen- ger before leaving him on the roadside. The 20-year-old victim flagged down the taxi in the early hours of Tuesday 16 June as he looked to get back to Alsager after a night out in Hanley. A man was already in the car, but told the victim he was travel- ling the same way. But shortly after set- ting off,
the driver
stopped the car and, together with his accomplice, assault- ed the victim.
They stole his dark brown leather wallet, which contained a small quantity of cash and cards, a Diesel wrist watch, a mobile phone and a set of keys before forcing the victim from the taxi. At around 5.45am, he managed to flag down a pass- ing motorist.
The taxi driver is described as an Asian male, aged 20 to 30. His passenger was white and aged 18 to 20 with short, dark hair.
Chief Inspector Peter Hall, from Stoke-on-
Trent division, said customers should use reputable compa- nies and advised them to pre-book properly licensed cars.
Dave Currie, of Stoke- on-Trent’s Private Hire Association, told the Stoke on Trent Sen- tinel: “There’s only one reason people ply for hire illegally and that is they’re up to no good.”
Officers would also like to speak to the male motorist who dropped the victim off at Newcastle bus station.
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well train station, told her: “Away you and walk - get some of that f*****g weight off you.” She added: “l was hor- rified. It was so embarrassing. I know I’m overweight, but don’t need the likes of him to tell me, and cried all the way to my son’s house.”
Boyle has been car- peted by his bosses at United Taxis after she complained to the
council. The gran said: “I don’t want him to lose his job. But he needs to know he can’t speak to people like that.” Self-employed Boyle, a cabbie for over 25 years, rents a radio from Wishaw-based United Taxis. He said it was “just a joke that she took the wrong way”. North Lanark- shire Council said he was given a warning.
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