...JUST DESSERTS
FATHER AND SONS CAUSE £12,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO NEWPORT TAXI OFFICE
A family broke into a taxi office and caused nearly £12,000 of damage in a revenge attack against one of the owners. Dennis Morgan, 41, and his sons, Nathan Morgan, 21, and Ashley Morgan, 19, were caught on CCTV smashing up Town Taxis’ headquarters in Newport in May 2019. Newport Crown Court heard that Nathan Morgan had moved into a flat above the taxi office and had argued with Mohammed Iqbal, one of the co-owners of the taxi firm, about the standard of the accommodation. Nathan called his father, who arrived with Ashley Morgan and two other men and they forced their way into the empty office. The prosecutor said: “This was a revenge attack. There was intention to cause seri- ous resulting in significant loss to the
ner before he used a screwdriver to smash it.”
owner. It was wanton vandalism. They damaged a CCTV camera and computer monitors and a fire extinguisher was dis- charged. “Ashley Morgan looked at a CCTV camera and stuck up his finger in a menacing man-
NEWPORT TAXI DRIVER SUFFERED HEARING LOSS AFTER ATTACK
A man with a history of violence was jailed after he launched a “cowardly attack” on a taxi driver which left his victim with hear- ing loss. According to the South Wales Argus, Michael Hastie-Davies threw a can of lager at Jason Chapman outside Newport’s Star Taxis with such force it left him with a 6cm wound. The assault has had far-reaching consequences for the victim, whose career plans have been shattered as a result. Newport Crown Court heard how the cab- bie had spent thousands of pounds training for a job on the railways. But he is unable to pursue a future in his chosen profession because he has suffered hear- ing loss as a result of the incident. Hastie-Davies, 29, from Newport, pleaded guilty to wounding. The Judge told the defendant: “Jason Chapman is a taxi driver and you got into his cab on the evening of September 23, 2019. You were behaving erratically and he asked that you get out of his taxi. You returned shortly after shout- ing at Mr Chapman, asking him if he knew who you were. “You then threw a can of lager at him which struck him with great force to the left side of the head. He felt immediate pain and there have been serious conse-
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quences for him.” The judge ad- ded: “Mr Chap- man bravely threatened to hit you and you ran off. That sums up what a cheap and cow- ardly attack this was. “The victim has lost his part-
time job and he describes how he now feels low, frustrated, angry and bitter. This offence is aggravated by your previous convictions. You have a propensity towards violence.” Andrew Kendall, prosecuting, said Mr Chapman needed hospital treatment for a deep 6cm wound to his left ear which needed stitches. He told the court that Hastie-Davies had 21 previous convictions for 43 offences, including causing actual bodily harm and common assault. Judge Williams jailed Hastie-Davies for two years and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge after his release from prison.
Dennis Morgan, and Nathan Morgan, from Newport, and Ashley Morgan, of Parc Prison, Bridgend, admitted burglary and criminal damage. The court heard how Ashley Morgan is serving a four-and-a-half-year custodial sentence at a young offender institution for 18 drug, driving and dishonesty offences. Judge Daniel Williams told Nathan Mor- gan: “You became aggressive about the quality of the flat.” He jailed him for 12 months, suspended for 18 months, and ordered him to carry out 160 hours of unpaid work and complete a 21-day reha- bilitation activity requirement. Judge Williams said to Dennis Morgan: “I have read your pre-sentence report and I accept that you are ashamed for what you have done.” He was jailed for 12 months, suspended for 18 months, and told he must complete 19 sessions of a thinking skills programme. Ashley Morgan was jailed for 12 months which will run concurrently with his current prison term. All three defendants will have to pay a £140 victim surcharge.
DRIVER RACIALLY ABUSED BY SOUTH LAKESMEN
Two South Lakeland men were sentenced after a taxi driver was assaulted and racial- ly abused. The Westmorland Gazette reports that South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court heard how William Grimshaw, 67, asked Amin Nourozi-Dizaj: “What are you doing in this country?” He was charged with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. Grimshaw, from Kendal, pleaded guilty and was fined £538, uplifted from £323. He also had to pay a victim surcharge of £54 and costs of £85. The court found Grimshaw’s offence was racially-aggravated. Richard Gibson, 46, was also involved in the incident, which occurred in Oxen- holme in November 2019. Gibson pleaded guilty to assault and was fined £307 and had to pay a £32 surcharge and £85 costs.
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