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DRINKER WHO BROKE YORK TAXI DRIVER’S NOSE PUT ON CHRISTMAS CURFEW


A man who broke a taxi driver’s nose in city centre violence last Christmas will spend this Christmas confined to his home every night. The York Press reports that the taxi driver was parked up in the early hours of December 29 and waiting for a fare. Karl Julian Gerrard, 32, and his partner were arguing and Gerrard fell onto the vehicle. The taxi driver got out to see if he had damaged it and Gerrard punched him hard in the face. His nose


bled for several hours and was very painful, and he had to be treated in hospital. The incident had left him scared and worried to go to work. York Magistrates' Court heard that Ger- rard’s behaviour was the result of him having alcohol after “several years” of abstinence. The Judge said Gerrard had “complete- ly over-reacted” when the taxi driver checked his vehicle for damage. “He (the taxi driver) cannot earn a liv-


ing if has suffered a severe injury. This offence is so serious it must be met by a custodial sentence.” Gerrard, from York, pleaded guilty to assault and was given a 16-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months pro- vided he observes conditions. He must observe a curfew from 8pm to 6am every night for 12 weeks, including over the Christmas period. He must also do 15 days’ rehabilitative activities and pay £200 compensation to the taxi driver.


SOUTH SHIELDS TAXI DRIVER BATTERED UNCONSCIOUS BY HAMMER-WIELDING ROBBERS


A taxi driver was battered unconscious by hammer-wielding robbers who stole his takings to buy drugs. The cabbie was called to pick up attackers Marc Mackie and Connor Sin- clair on April 11. But when he arrived they grabbed him and he saw one of the men had a hammer in his hand. He was subjected to a terrifying attack and hit to the head and face. A court heard one of them attacked him while the other rummaged around and stole £130 he had earned. The victim, who lost consciousness for a time, was left with a broken nose, cuts to his face and swelling behind his ear, which has left him with hearing loss. The taxi driver said in a victim impact statement that his hearing had not returned to normal six months after the attack and he is worried it may be a permanent impairment. He still has no feeling in the tip of his nose. Alec Burns, prosecuting said: “He is now scared to work in case it happens again. He feels the physical and psy- chological impact will stay with him and his family for some time to come.” Mackie, 31, and Sinclair, 22, both from South Shields, admitted robbery. Mack- ie also admitted possessing a knife when he was arrested.


DECEMBER 2020


Mackie, who has 20 previous convic- tions and Sinclair, who has 49 previous convictions, were both branded dan- gerous by Judge Amanda Rippon at


Newcastle Crown Court. The judge locked up Mackie for six years plus and extended licence period of a further two years. Sinclair was jailed for five years and two months with an extended licence period of a further two years and eight months. Judge Rippon said: "This was a planned attack by you on a taxi driver, a man working to provide a public service and necessarily vulnerable, as a result, to this kind of attack. Taxi drivers deserve, and will get, the court’s protection.”


THUG ATTACKED DERBY DRIVER WITH TWO OTHER MEN DURING DROP OFF


A boozing thug and two other people assaulted a Derby taxi driver during a drop-off last October which left him with head injuries and a chipped tooth. DerbyshireLive reports that Muham- mad Khan of Albatross Cars had just pulled over when one of the passen- gers said he wasn’t going to pay and pulled the driver out of the car. The defendant and another man then got out of the taxi and all three of them began attacking the 30-year-old driver. He was pushed over and then punched


and kicked whilst on the floor. Kevin Boot, 40, with 47 convictions for 86 offences to his name, appeared at Derby Crown Court to be sentenced, after pleading guilty to assault occa- sioning actual bodily harm. The court heard that Mr Khan also had £100, a mobile phone and the taxi's personal digital assistant device stolen. Boot, from Derby, was given an 18-month sentence, suspended for two years, 30 rehabilitation days and ordered to pay £500 compensation to Mr Khan.


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