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AVIEMORE TAXI DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER DRUG DRIVING OFFENCE
An Aviemore taxi driver has been disqualified from driving after being caught behind the wheel while under the influence
of
cannabis the day after attending a party.
Phillipe Brooks, 58, admitted to driving with 7.7 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood in his system, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms.
The incident occurred on 22 August last year when Brooks drove his taxi to a Tesco supermarket in Aviemore. He had consumed cannabis the previous day at a party. Brooks, who pleaded guilty
at
Inverness Sheriff Court, now faces sentencing pending background reports. His defence
solicitor, Marc
Dickson, highlighted the significant impact of the offence, stating: “He has lost his sole income because of this incident and his employment for the last 12-and-a-half-years. “He’s lost his sole focus in life and a business he built up for a decade.” Sheriff David Harvie imposed an immediate driving disqualification on Brooks.
GLASGOW CABBIE JAILED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER BEING DEFRAUDED BY VICTIM
A Glasgow cabbie who drove his vehicle at and struck a fraudster who had left him homeless has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison. Awet Teame, 32, carried out the attack outside Glasgow Sheriff Court on March 1 last year, the same day his victim, Bekezela Ncube, was due to stand trial for defrauding him of £9,000. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Teame’s actions were captured on his own dashcam. Defence lawyer Duncan McPhie described Teame’s actions as a “moment of madness,” stating that his client had “taken the law into his own hands.” Graphic footage showed Teame’s taxi speeding towards Ncube, mounting the pavement, and throwing him onto the bonnet. Prosecutor Christopher Wilson KC detailed the incident, saying: “While Ncube was midway across the road, Teame accelerated towards him. Ncube ran, but was struck on the
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left side of his body. The collision occurred while Ncube was on the pavement. He was lifted up off his feet onto the bonnet.” Despite briefly losing conscious- ness, Ncube sustained only grazes and tenderness. Teame initially fled the scene but later returned to the court and signed in as a witness before being arrested. Lord Arthurson, who handed down the sentence, acknowledged the seriousness of the crime, stating: “The nature of the offence means a custodial sentence is inevitable. The location of the offence is a material aggravation.”
The court heard that Ncube had defrauded Teame of £8,721 in late 2021, leading to Teame becoming homeless and living in a shelter. Mr. McPhie told the court: “As a result of him being defrauded by the complainer in this case, he was homeless and living in a shelter. He was working as a taxi driver and he used that taxi to commit the offence.”
He added that Teame had expressed remorse and that “at the time of the offence, he lost control and to use a cliche, my lord, there was a rush of blood to the head. He acted impulsively in his actions on the day.” In a twist, the court was also told that Ncube was eventually convicted of a string of frauds in January 2025, receiving 300 hours of unpaid work and being ordered to repay Teame. In addition to the prison sentence, Lord Arthurson also banned Teame from driving for seven years.
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