TERROR TIMES


CABBIE ATTACKED BY MAN WHO THEN TOOK CAB ON JOYRIDE IN SUSSEX


A cabbie was attacked by a man who then drove his cab around a car park. The cabbie had been collecting three women from a social club in Littlehampton at around 12.50am on Sunday, May 28, when he was


assaulted by the unknown man who leaned into his car to hit him. The driver went into the social club to seek help and was followed by the man who attacked him again. He was then hit by a second man inside the


social club. When he left, the cabbie saw the first attacker driving his cab around the car park before abandoning it and fleeing. Sussex Police have appealed for any witnesses to the incident,


POLICE APPEAL AS COLCHESTER CABBIE LEFT FEARING FOR HIS LIFE AFTER VIOLENT ATTACK


A cabbie was left fearing he could die after being assaulted during a violent robbery in Colchester city centre. The driver was called to


the


Greenstead area to pick up a male and female passenger on Saturday 3 June, at about 11.25pm. They both got into the rear of the car before the journey got underway. During the trip, the taxi driver claims the woman explained she needed to go to Asda but later changed her mind. He agreed to continue the journey and asked what payment method they wanted to use. The driver said: “As the car slowed down, I noticed the woman was


trying the door to get out, but the child locks were activated. “As she was unable to exit, both of them then fought to get through the front seat gap to escape. “She opened the front door. I reached out to push her out while the man in the back had hold of my


jacket and was throwing


punches to my head. “I managed to break free and get out of the car. As the male got out, he was attacking me, and shouting 'give me your money'. "I could see the woman then leaning into the passenger side taking money from my centre console. I managed to get in the car and sped off with all the doors


DUNDEE CABBIE ASSAULTED BEFORE ROBBERY ATTEMPT BY PASSENGERS


An elderly cabbie was the victim of an assault and attempted robbery by two passengers in Dundee. The driver, 79, picked up two men from the rank on Lochee’s High Street at around 9.30am on Tuesday, 6 June. He was then assaulted and attempts made to


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rob him of his moneybag. Police confirmed that the driver was unhurt,


but “extremely


shocked” following the incident. Officers are now looking to trace the two men who got into the taxi, who were last seen leaving the yellow Nissan Leaf car on foot.


open, I then stopped up the road to catch my breath and to see if I had been stabbed as I was hurting.” The driver, who has worked in Colchester for 16 years, said he has been left very shaken. He added: “I am still very nervous. This is such a dangerous job, picking people up in the early hours, some people are unpredictable. “I was hit several times to the back of the head which left me dazed and I am still suffering. “At the time of the attack, I was expecting the worst, especially if I had ended up on the ground. I knew I had to get away. “I was shaking uncontrollably.” An Essex Police spokesman said: "We are investigating a robbery which was reported to us shortly before 11.30pm on June 3. “A taxi driver reported he was assaulted in the area of Castle Road, Colchester, and a two-figure some of cash was taken. “Thankfully, his injuries were not deemed to be life-threatening or life-changing, although he has understandably been left extremely shaken.”


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