TERROR TIMES
TAXI DRIVER ROBBED AND THREATENED WITH KNIFE IN REDDITCH
An appeal has been launched after a taxi driver was robbed, bitten and threatened with a knife in Redditch. According to the Redditch Advertiser, a man was collected by a taxi driver in Bates Hill at around 6am on Saturday November 6 and was driven to Boot Piece Lane. Police said the man then threatened the taxi driver with a knife and
demanded all of his money. The victim suffered a knife cut to his hand and was bitten on the hand by the suspect. The suspect stole all the victim’s takings in cash before running away on foot. The taxi driver had to receive hospital treatment for his injuries. West Mercia Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to about the incident.
COLCHESTER TAXI DRIVER REPORTEDLY IN A COMA AFTER BRUTAL ATTACK BY GROUP OF PASSENGERS
A taxi driver “was almost beaten to death” by a group of passengers and now remains in a coma undergoing treatment. The Daily Gazette reports that the cab driver, named only as Nurul after a request from his family, from Colchester, is said to have picked up five people in the town centre’s High Street. He then drove them to Ipswich where he was attacked and left in a critical condition. The father-of-three was subsequently taken to Adenbrooke’s hospital with a
serious head injury. Suffolk Police has subsequently charged a man after being called to Tower Mill Road, in Ipswich, at about 3.45am on 7 November on receiving a call from a concerned member of the public. Jack Powell, 19, of Ipswich has been charged with robbery and causing grievous bodily harm. Kind-hearted supporters of Nurul are hoping to raise £10,000 to help his family by covering expenses incurred while he remains out of work and additional medical expenses.
OXFORDSHIRE CABBIE LEFT WITH ‘SIGNIFICANT’ EYE INJURY
A taxi driver has been left with a ‘signif- icant’ injury to his eye after he was punched ‘several times’ by three people. According to the Oxford Mail, the driver, a man in his 40s, was dropping off a customer when a woman ran up to the taxi, opened the door, grabbed him and punched him several times. Two other men, then also assaulted the man, with one punching him with a metal object in hand. A short while later, one of the men
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came back and tried to approach the taxi driver again, this male then ran off towards the O2
Academy, Oxford.
The incident occurred at around 2.15am on 28 October, opposite the Bodrum restaurant, on Cowley Road. The victim received a significant injury to his eye, which will require ongoing treatment.
During the incident a mobile phone holder from the taxi was taken, as well as £140 in cash, the taxi also sustained some damage.
A post on the fundraising page read: “Without hyperbole, he is one of the world’s nicest guys. People who know him are in shock and saddened. The taxi community in Colchester is heartbroken and outraged. It’s likely a few of them are a little more afraid to go to work.” Supporters say Nurul is known as “the guy who helps everyone out and drops everything to give you a hand”.
WELLINGBOROUGH CABBIE PUNCHED AND RACIALLY ABUSED
A Wellingborough taxi driver was punched and racially abused by a man who had booked his cab from outside a popular town centre pub. According to the Northampton Chroni- cle, the incident took place outside The Gloucester pub in Church Street when two bearded men were picked up by the taxi they had booked. After getting into the car, they starting an argument with the driver over the fare between 10.30pm and 11.10pm on Thursday, November 11. One man racially abused him and then punched him in the head then they both got out.
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