...TERROR TIMES
TAXI DRIVER STABBED BY TWO PASSENGERS IN BIRMINGHAM
A city taxi driver has been stabbed re- peatedly in a horrific robbery. BirminghamLive re- ports that the victim was knifed multiple times after refusing to hand over cash to two passengers in- side his cab on Sunday night, 31 March. He had the two thugs inside his car on Gildas Avenue, Kings Norton at 7.18pm when the brutal stabbing took place. The pair demanded
money from the driver, but he re- fused and instead got out of his taxi. They followed him and he was stabbed several times before the vicious robbers made off in his vehi- cle. The victim was rushed to hospital and treated for mul- tiple stab wounds. His injuries are not believed to be life- threatening. No arrests have been made and West Mid- lands Police is in- vestigating.
The taxi was later recovered after be- ing tracked to an address in Heath- lands Grove, North- field. Officers urged any- one with inform- ation or who wit- nessed the attack to come forward. A statement from the force read: “Police are investi- gating after a taxi driver was stabbed and had his car stolen. CCTV is being recovered and investigations main ongoing.”
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INVESTIGATION INTO KNIFE ATTACK ON NORWICH DRIVER
Enquiries are ongo- ing into an attack on a Norwich taxi driv- er who was knifed in the stomach as he was robbed of his day’s earnings. According to the Eastern Daily Press, detectives
from
Norwich CID are appealing for wit- nesses after daylight
the robbery
shortly before mid- day on Sunday 31 March. A white Hyundai taxi was dropping off a fare in George Pope Road at approxi-
MAN JAILED AFTER STABBING TAXI DRIVER WITH NEEDLE DURING HARLOWROBBERY
A “dangerous and violent man” who stabbed a taxi driver in the arm with a needle during a rob- bery has been jailed for more than six years. According to Essex- Live, the incident happened at around 8.45pm on October 16 last year when the victim, a man aged in his 30s, picked up a man claiming to be called ‘Ian’ from the Poplar Kitten pub in Bush Fair, Harlow. As
the driver
stopped the car, the passenger put a nee- dle to his neck and demanded money. The taxi driver hand- ed over his change bag, which con- tained about £20, but
the suspect
demanded more and held a second need-
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ed to his neck. The suspect was later identified as 37- year-old
David
Smith, who then tried to pull the vic- tim out of the car and hit him with a metal bar. As the victim tried to grab his car keys, Smith stopped him and stuck two nee- dles in his arm. Smith then got into the car and drove off, with the victim’s wallet
containing
£200 inside. Police officers later traced the car to a car park in Kitson Way. As they ap- proached the car, they saw Smith with two other people standing nearby. However, the trio walked off, with Smith seen dropping a bottle and another
item that was later identified as a nee- dle which
officers seized. The 37-year-old was searched and found in possession of the keys to the stolen taxi. All
three people
were arrested. Smith, of no fixed abode, was charged by police while a man in his 30s and a woman in her 50s were told that they faced no further action. During a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on March 1, Smith pleaded guilty to robbery, posses- sion of a bladed article, possession of an offensive wea- pon, driving with no licence and driving with no insurance. At the same court on
the
March 27, he was sentenced to six years
and four
months in prison. Investigating officer, PC Jamie Dawson, from Harlow CID, said: “David Smith threatened and as- saulted the victim who was just trying to go about his job. “No-one should be subjected to that level of fear or vio- lence, let alone at their place of work. “Smith is a danger- ous and violent man and Essex is safer place now he is behind bars. “He has at least admitted his crimes so prevented the vic- tim from reliving the ordeal through a trial and I hope this sen- tence will bring some solace to the victim.”
mately 11:45am when the vehicle was ap- proached by a man on a grey bicycle. The suspect threat- ened the taxi driver while demanding money. After caus- ing minor wounds to the driver’s stom- ach, the offender stole the day’s tak- ings and cycled off towards Penn Grove. DC Dan Hedges, Norwich CID, said: “While this must have been a shock- ing incident for the driver, he was fortu- nate that he didn’t
receive more serious injuries. “It is therefore really important that we trace the person who committed this offence.” ABC Taxis, based in Paddock Street in Norwich, confirmed that one of
its
drivers had been stabbed. Anyone with infor- mation
should
contact DC Hedges at Norwich CID on 101 or call Crime- stoppers
anony-
mously on 0800 555 111.
HULL ESTATE BAN AFTER SENSELESS ATTACKS
The head of a taxi association has put a complete ban on his drivers going to Orchard Park after yet another sense- less attack on the north Hull estate. Peter Nilsson, chair of the Hackney Car- riage Association, said one of his drivers was on Hall Road at 4.30pm on Saturday, April 20, when his window was smashed with a brick thrown by a teenager. Last month, Mr Nils- son said he warned drivers about going through north Hull after a spate of attacks on taxis and buses. Now, though, he is enforcing a complete ban on the area. He told HullLive: “The brick went
straight through and could have hit him in the face. He has lost that night’s wages, Sunday’s and Mon- day’s because of it while he tries to get it sorted over Easter weekend but anoth- er driver who the same thing hap- pened to cannot get his sorted until Tues- day.” Mr Nilsson said he has had enough of the
abuse taxi
drivers and buses are getting in the area and wants some- thing done about it. Since the attacks started, Humberside Police said they have upped patrols to take action on the groups of youths causing problems. But Mr Nilsson says he feels the problem is as bad as ever.
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