UNJUST DESERTS
DRUNK DERBYSHIRE MAN WALKS FREE FROM COURT DESPITE ATTACKING CHESTERFIELD CABBIE
A Derbyshire man has walked free from court despite attacking a taxi driver after a drunken night out in Chesterfield. Derby Crown court heard that the 21-year-old was “horrified” by his behaviour on that night back in March this year when he saw the camera footage taken from inside the taxi. Kori Dolby, from Holme Hall, got into a taxi on Corporation Street in Chesterfield at around 11.30pm on Sunday, March 27. The court was shown video footage from inside the taxi as Dolby entered and sat on the back seats. Prosecutor Chris O’Gorman said Dolby told the driver to take him to a pub in Holme Hall: “At some stage during the journey the defendant admitted that he only
had £6 on him to pay for the fare. It was at this stage a £6 fare on the meter so Mr Rafiq asked him on a number of occasions to leave the vehicle because he had no more money to pay. He handed over a five-pound note
and some
change.” In the footage, Dolby can be seen arguing with the driver and then attacking him over a period of about a minute. “A number of blows were delivered to the driver’s
face and head,
thankfully he said that there didn’t appear to be any facial marks,” Mr O’Gorman added. Dolby was quickly tracked down and arrested by police. Appearing at a Derbyshire magistrates’ at an earlier date, Dolby pleaded guilty to one count of robbery.
CHEF TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR PUNCHING PAISLEY CABBIE
A Paisley chef who punched a taxi driver over claims he refused to take him home has been ordered to pay his victim compensation. Paul Dunn and cabbie, Mahamudul Hassan, got into an argument on March 4 in Paisley’s Glasgow Road. Dunn, 54, saw red and punched Hassan’s
shoulder four or five
times before punching the left side of his face and then running off. Dunn, who works as a chef, claimed the argument was due to the driver refusing to take him home, while the victim stated it was due to his passenger refusing to pay his fare.
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A member of the public who witnessed events contacted police. Officers attended and took photographs of Hussan and statements. CCTV was also viewed which captured the whole altercation. “The accused’s home address was obtained from his employers and he was traced by officers.” Defence agent Gemma Elder explained: “A combination of a 12- hour shift and intoxication led him to act this way and he knows it is wholly unacceptable.” Sheriff Gillian Craig ordered Dunn to pay a compensation order of £160 at £40 per month.
Appearing for the defence, William Bennett told the court that Dolby had suffered childhood trauma “that has left him with a borderline personality disorder, ADHD, post- traumatic stress disorder and quite prolonged issues with suicidal thoughts and self-harm.” Sentencing Dolby, who had no previous convictions, to a two-year prison term, suspended for two years, Recorder Justin Wigoder told the defendant: “I’m not going to send you to prison today, but you have come very, very close because taxi drivers have to be protected. They fulfil a very useful service to all of us by being prepared to take people at times when public transport doesn’t run and if they’re worried about being attacked and robbed they’ll stop doing that and society would suffer. “That is why it is a fundamental rule that people who rob taxi drivers go to prison. There are various reasons why it seems to me to be just and fair not to send you to prison, firstly there is your plea of guilty, secondly there’s the fact that you clearly had a very unfortunate childhood, and what impresses me about you is that when you spoke to the probation officer, you explained how remorseful you were when you saw the CCTV footage.” In addition to his suspended sentence, Dolby will also have to complete 150 hours of unpaid work. Recorder Wigoder warned Dolby that if he was to commit a further offence, within the two years of his suspended sentence, he would go to prison for a minimum of two years.
DECEMBER 2022 PHTM
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