SHAME SHAME
TWO YEARS’ JAIL FOR ROAD RAGE FALKIRK CABBIE WHO DELIBERATELY STRUCK CYCLIST
A Falkirk cabbie has been jailed for two years after deliberately aiming an eight-seater minibus at a cyclist who had confronted him about his danger- ous driving. The BBC reports that 60-year-old Charles Yorston steered the minibus, which contained passengers at the time, at cyclist Andrew Learmonth as he drew level with the motorist’s window. 31-year-old prison officer Learmonth told Falkirk Sheriff Court that he approached the minibus as he believed that Yorston had “cut him up” at traffic lights in Grangemouth. The driver admitted to hitting the rear
of the taxi to get the driver’s attention and that he shout- ed at him, to make the driv- er “aware of what he had done”. L earmonth
claimed that as he drew level with Yorston, he noticed a “look of anger” in the driver’s eyes. Passengers in the minibus said the motorist swore at Learmonth, and then “jerked the wheel with an unnatural movement” towards the cyclist, striking him.
The force of the impact sent Leamonth flying to the side of the road, where he banged his head against the kerb, cracking his helmet and leaving him with a fractured right elbow as well as cuts and bruises. Yorston was found guilty last week of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He was sentenced to two years in prison and banned from driving for four years. The motorist, who denied the charge and insisted that he had not been trying to ‘scare’ the cyclist, was told in court that Mr Learmonth was “lucky not to have been killed”.
SIX YEARS’ JAIL FOR BIRMINGHAM CABBIE WHO HAD SEX WITH GIRL, 14, AFTER GETTING HER DRUNK
A married taxi driver deliberately got a teenage girl drunk before having sex with her at a house in Birmingham. As a result of the incident the victim had attempted suicide. According to BirminghamLive, Mohammed Zubair, 58, from Erding- ton, who had previously admitted sexual activity with a child, was jailed for six years. He was also put on the sex offender register for life. Sarah Allen, prosecuting at Birming- ham Crown Court, said: “She recalls that he was talking inappropriately about sex life with his partner, making sex videos and about other underage girls. “It was all highly inappropriate sexualised conversation that should not have been taking place.” Miss Allen said the 14-year-old had been on a sofa and that she became so unwell that she was sick. “It was during that time he took the opportunity to take advantage of her,”
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she added. Miss Allen said the girl was “conscious and was able to understand what was going on.” Miss Allen said Zubair then had sex with the teenager and that it was her first sexual experience. A couple of days later she told a friend what had happened.
She said that it had had a detrimental effect on the victim’s mental health who then had counselling. In passing sentence Judge Richard Bond said: “Although you do not drink
alcohol yourself, I have no doubt you were fully aware of what the effects of drinking alcohol would have been on such a young girl. “The incident has had a real effect upon your victim who has talked about wanting to go to hell and feeling dis- gusted by what you did. You targeted a particularly vulnerable girl. “You ensured she would comply with your urges by ensuring that she was drunk and having seen that she had been sick you took complete advan- tage over her. “You were made aware on at least one occasion that she said no during the incident.”
Jonathan Barker, defending, said Zubair had no previous relevant convictions and that his last conviction was in 2014 which related to his work as a taxi driver. “He said he suffered from ill health and went on: “The offence was out of character. The defendant regrets his behaviour and is remorseful.”
AUGUST 2022
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