TERROR TIMES
MAN ARRESTED OVER BIRMINGHAM ATTACK ON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER IN HIS 80s
A man has been arrested after footage went viral showing an elderly private hire driver with a bloodied face. A graphic photo circulated on social media showed the victim’s badly bruised eye, split eyebrow and lip, cut nose, as well as a blood- soaked collar. Bawa Hukamdad was attacked on Kings Heath High Street, around 4.15pm on Saturday, November 23, but video and pictures emerged a week later, sparking horror. West Midlands Police released a statement which said: “We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver on Kings
Heath High Street. “We’ve been investigating after a man in his 80s sustained nasty facial injuries at around 4.15pm on 23
November. “Following enquiries, we detained a 37-year-old man on suspicion of assault yesterday (Sunday). He has been released on police bail with strict conditions as enquiries continue.” There has been widespread revulsion after footage taken from the inside of a car parked behind the private hire vehicle at the time, went viral. The police statement continued: “The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact us via Live Chat, or by calling 101, and quote 20/978519/24.”
ABERDEEN TAXI DRIVER ASSAULTED ON CHRISTMAS DAY HAS FINGER BITTEN TO THE BONE
An Aberdeen taxi driver spent Christmas Day in A&E after a passenger viciously attacked him, biting his finger “to the bone.” Abdullah ER, a self-employed driver for Rainbow City Taxis, picked up a fare in the Riverside of Blairs area on Wednesday evening. The passenger, a young man had his face
covered
throughout the journey to the city centre. Upon arrival at Bon Accord Street at 8:12pm, the passenger attempted to pay the £23.80 fare with a purple card by phone, then left the car without waiting for confirmation. Mr ER recounted. “When I called him back, he ignored me and walked away.”
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Mr ER caught up with the passenger to inform him of the declined payment, at which point the passenger launched an unprovoked attack. “He started punching me, and when I tried to defend myself, he bit my right index finger very deeply,” Mr. ER said. “I shouted at him to stop, and he
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eventually released his grip, then fled the scene.”
The cabbie sustained a severe bite wound to his finger, requiring immediate medical attention.
He spent several hours in the room receiving
treatment for the injury and receiving Hepatitis B injections as a precautionary measure. He is now on a six-month treatment course and a week of antibiotics. Police Scotland has confirmed that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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