TERROR TIMES
BELFAST TAXI DRIVER LEFT COVERED IN BLOOD AFTER VICIOUS KNIFE ASSAULT
A Belfast taxi driver needed 16 stitches after he was attacked while at work in Ardoyne. BelfastLive reports that Paul Quinn, who works for FonaCab, had collected a male and female passenger in the early hours of Sunday June 5 and on arrival to their destination, the male produced two knives and held them up to Paul’s neck, demanding money, and causing a struggle in the vehicle.
Paul’s wife Celine told North Belfast News that her husband saw “death before his eyes”.
She said: “He put his hand up to try and grab the knife but the man pulled it away and that is when Paul got injured. “Thankfully, my son lives nearby so Paul was able to go there and get him out of bed and get help. “He is still a bit shaken and sore. He got
16 stitches, including five in his ear and 11 between three fingers. “These people need to be caught quickly and put behind bars. Paul was just out doing a night’s work trying to earn a living.” Detectives are appealing for informa- tion and asked anyone with information to come forwardand contact police on 101 quoting reference 416 of 5/6/22.
HULL CABBIE SAYS HE WAS THE VICTIM OF A SAVAGE ATTACK AS PASSENGER ALSO ASSAULTED
A Hull cabbie says he was the victim of a savage attack in Hessle Square in the early hours of Sunday 29 May. The Hull Daily Mail reports that while waiting to pick up a customer, Aqil Zulfiqar, 28, says he was violently assaulted by a drunken man. Speaking to Hull Live, Aqil said: “I got sent a job to pick up a lady from Marquis of Granby in Hessle. “The attacker, who was very drunk, approached my car and said: ‘I’m ready to go home’. “I asked for his name to confirm if it was his taxi and it wasn’t. I explained that I had a booking for someone else
unfortunately. “When the actu- al customer turned up, the man asked her if he could share the taxi with her but she politely refused as she was with her mother. When she refused, he struck her across her face. “I then left the vehicle to see if I could calm things down and make sure my
CABBIE VICIOUSLY ATTACKED ON BUSY BIRMINGHAM ROAD NEAR PUB
A cabbie was the subject of a vicious attack in Birmingham close to a pub on a busy road. According to BirminghamLive, the cab- bie was said to have been punched in the face by another man and police are appealing to track down the attacker. The Force Response team Tweeted: “B unit Park Lane are appealing for any witnesses after a nasty assault on a taxi driver on Lawley Middleway near to
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The White Tower at 3.55pm on Friday (June 17). Anyone with dashcam footage is urged to contact West Midlands Police.” West Midlands Police is urging any witnesses to come forward. A spokesman for the force said: “If you saw what happened, message us via Live Chat on our website:
west-midlands.police.uk, quoting inves- tigation number 20/542643/22.”
customer was OK. He struck me across the face twice and then backed away. “I managed to get the customer in my car and then rang the police as I kept close in my car to the attacker to make sure I know of his whereabouts, as I was told police were on their way. “He saw my car and then vandalised my wing mirror, completely breaking it, before throwing a traffic cone at my passenger door, denting and scratch- ing it.” Aqil says he will now have to suffer financially as he pays to get his vehicle repaired. The taxi driver also believes that this kind of behaviour is affecting the whole industry. He added: “This incident is the reason why people can’t get taxis on week- ends. Night drivers are slowly leaving nights because of these incidents. “We work all night getting our customers to their destinations safely, just to get racial and physical abuse, and are made to pay out of our own pockets for the damage. “I lost out on over £100 earnings for the rest of the night. “I also have to buy a new mirror and I have to repair my door. All in all, this incident has cost me more than £250.” Humberside Police confirmed they are investigating the incident.
JULY 2022
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