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HUNT FOR TRIO OF LUTON ATTACKERS
A taxi driver had his head kicked and stamped on during a “vicious and sus- tained” attack Lyndhurst
in Road,
Luton, on Wednesday June 12. According to the Luton News, the 45-year-old
was left with serious head injuries, during which a man also threw a brick through his windscreen. Three offenders were involved.
One
punched the victim several times in the face, causing him to
TERROR TIMES... POOLE DRIVER IS ATTACKED
fall to the floor before kicking and stamping on his head. All three men fled the scene and the victim was taken to hospital for treatment where a scan revealed he had suffered a bleed on the brain.
WIRRAL DRIVER PUNCHED IN RACIST ATTACK
A taxi driver was racially abused and then punched in a sick attack by passengers. The Wirral Satellite Cars driver ended up in hospital after the assault. The 35-year-old had three men and two women from Price Street in Birkenhead, and was taking them to Trafalgar Road in Wallasey when an
argument broke out over the route. According to the Liver- pool
Echo, the
passengers then got out of the taxi by St Albans Church, two of them shouted racist abuse at him, before a woman pushed him and then a man punched him. The pair were both white, with the woman described as being
about 20, 5ft tall with brown hair and the man about 25, about 5ft 8in, with short brown hair and wear- ing a grey hoodie. Officers were called to the scene following the attack on Monday 24 June. They are appealing for anyone with information to contact detectives in the Wirral SIGMA team on 0151 777 2268.
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A good Samaritan cab driver was assaulted after trying to help a fellow driver who was being attacked. The 57-year-old black cab driver was set upon by two men after stopping to help the driver of a red or maroon minicab, pos- sibly a Honda, on Chatsworth
Stretford. The
Sale
Road, and
Altricham Advertiser reports that Police
want to speak to the minicab driver, who fled the scene. The second victim lost several teeth and cash was taken from his cab during the attack, which happened at about 5am on Sunday, June 30. One attacker was a clean shaven slim black male, aged 18 to 22, 5’8” tall, with short to medium length black hair. He was wearing blue jeans
and a blue shirt. The other was white, 18-22, slim in build with blonde or ginger hair. He was also about 5’8” and was wearing a grey track- suit with white stripes, with the hood up. If you are the cab driv- er, or have any information that could help the inquiry, call police on 856 7655 or Crimestoppers anony- mously on 0800 555 111.
A 35-year-old taxi driv- er, from Bournemouth, was attacked outside a house in Poole last month. The
driver
According to the Bournemouth Daily Echo, Dorset Police were
had
dropped two men off at an address in Pricess Road before they assaulted him and damaged the inside of his vehicle.
called and
launched a full search, assisted by a dog unit and the police helicop- ter. The two men have not yet been found. They are described as white men in their early 20s.
One has medium length blonde hair and was wearing an orange t-shirt with blue or green shorts and the other has short black hair. Anyone with informa- tion should call Dorset Police on 101 quoting incident 01:527.
number
PLYMOUTH DRIVER IS LEFT BATTERED
A taxi driver was left battered and bloody after he was attacked when he went to pick up a fare. Police are appealing for witnesses follow- ing the incident
in
Apsley Road, Mutley Plain
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1.30am on Saturday 6 July. Attila Balogh, who has only been driving his blue Vauxhall Vectra for TaxiFirst for the last two months, said he was called to the address to pick up a female fare from a house party. However, upon arrival he found a large group of young men and women, all wanting to be taken home. He told the Plymouth Herald: “Five people
got into the car - I’m only allowed to carry four.
booked the taxi
I asked who to
explain that I could not take five and one would have to get out.” The rear passenger behind the driver’s seat was chosen and Attila said he needed to leave the car. Attila claimed: “While I was waiting
for
instructions of where to go next the man behind me got out and hit me with a bottle in my mouth. The pas- senger next
to me
grabbed me so I couldn’t even defend myself. Then a guy from outside the car hit me.” Attila eventually man- aged to free himself
and hit the emergency button, hailing help from his dispatcher. He said the group fled and he briefly chased them, but after other drivers arrived he realised the extent of his injuries and was taken to hospital to receive stitches to his eyebrows and lip. Three men, all aged 19, have been arrest- ed on suspicion of causing grievous bod- ily harm and released on police bail until September 26 pend- ing further inquiries. If you can assist police contact them on 101 or call Crimestoppers anony- mously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number EC/ 13/6446.
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