JUST DESSERTS
JAIL FOR FOOTBALLER WHO ROBBED LEEDS TAXI DRIVERS
A promising young footballer has been jailed for his part in a plot to lure taxi drivers to Leeds estates and rob them of cash. William Miala, 19, who Leeds Crown Court heard had played at both Manchester Unit- ed and Leeds United, was locked up for four
and a half years after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery and one of affray.
According to the York- shire Evening Post, the court heard that Miala, along with two accomplices dis- guised by bandanas, targeted taxi drivers by calling them to
parts of Leeds then threatening them into handing over money and possessions. Miala’s fingerprints were found on the vehicles of the taxi drivers he robbed and he was later traced by police along with some of the items that were stolen.
CORBY DRIVER JAILED FOR HITTING WOMAN WITH CAB IN ROAD RAGE ACT
A taxi driver who hit a woman with his cab during a road rage incident has been jailed for ten weeks. John Docherty, 57, hit Caroline Morrell with his taxi after she parked her car in a Corby rank.
According to the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph, Corby Magistrates’
Court was told she had left her car after Docherty was abusive towards her. He drove into her, leaving her right leg bruised, before driving off. Docherty, from Corby, had denied assault at a previous hearing in March but was con- victed after a trial. Jailing him at Corby Magistrates’ Court the
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chairman told Docher- ty: “We are sending you to prison for a total period of ten weeks. We think there is no other way of dealing with you. “This was a serious offence, you are a taxi driver and you used your car as a weapon. Injury was caused and children were present in the car at the time.”
JAIL FOR PAIR WHO ROBBED HALIFAX DRIVER
Two men who threat- ened and robbed a taxi driver while sub- ject to a suspended sentence have been sent to prison.
James Hirst, 25, from Brighouse, and Gareth Matthews, 24, from Halifax, were given 32- month custodial
sentences for stealing £45 from an A-Star Taxis driver last year. According to the Brig- house Echo, Bradford Crown Court heard the two men ordered a taxi and told the driver, Mr Akhtar, to take them to Southowram.
Matthews sat in the
front and Hirst in the rear. Hirst grabbed Mr Akhtar round the neck and threatened him while Matthews went round to the driver’s window, reached in and grabbed the cash bag from inside the car. Both men admit- ted robbery.
CHESTERFIELD MAN PAYS £800 FOR WRECKING TAXIMETER
A Killamarsh man left court with a bill for more than £800 after ripping a meter out of a taxi. The Eckington Leader reports that three men, including Jeffrey Con- nor, wanted a ride from Chesterfield town centre to Killamarsh. Cabbie Shezad Ahmed told them the
fare would be £22 and Connor gave him £20, saying the rest would be paid on arrival. Chesterfield magis- trates heard that a fight broke out during the journey so the cabbie took them back to Chesterfield. Connor, 21, got out and was handed back
his £20. He then reached through a win- dow and ripped the meter out of the cab. All three ran away but the defendant was identified and arrested. Connor admitted dam- aging property and was fined £165, with £578 compensation and £85 costs.
THUG JAILED AFTER ATTACK ON SCUNTHORPE DRIVER
A drunken thug who robbed a Scunthorpe taxi driver during a vio- lent and frightening confrontation involving three other males has been, locked up for three and a half years. Daniel Garner, 19, from Scunthorpe, admitted robbery in February. According to the Scun- thorpe Evening Tele- graph, Grimsby Crown Court was told that taxi driver Mohammed Al- Aziz was parked in
Scunthorpe, when four males got inside his taxi.
As he was driving one of the males grabbed him from behind and punched him in the face. Two of the men got out and took the keys from the ignition and one of the males took £30 from his pocket. About £7 in change was taken from the central console. Mr Al-Aziz suffered bruises and swelling to
his face and forehead. The Judge told Gar- ner: “You must be punished for what you did. Those who partic- ipate in robberies of vulnerable taxi drivers who provide a valu- able public service will be punished severely.” The court heard Gar- ner had previous convictions, including for assault causing actual bodily harm and for dishonesty offences.
JAIL FOR ASSAULTING CUMBRIAN CABBIE AND STEALING HIS CAR
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A Carlisle man who was dressed as a jock- ey when he assaulted a taxi driver and then drove off in his cab has been jailed for two and a half months.
Joel Heggie, 21, was fed up after an evening of ‘where’s your horse?’ taunts when he got in John Mullholland’s taxi. Mr Mullholland made a similar joke and Heg- gie, from Belah, reacted badly so Mr Mullholland kept quiet for the rest of the journey.
At the destination Heg- gie handed over the fare then hit Mr Mull- holland in the face. Mr Mullholland said the blow was unprovoked but Heggie claims it was the result of anoth- er horse comment. Mr Mullholland got out of the cab, leaving the engine running and ran away. Heggie then drove off in the taxi, later leaving it parked in the city centre. Last month at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court
Heggie admitted charges of assault, tak- ing a vehicle without consent and driving without insurance. John Smith, defending, said that Heggie had only taken the taxi in order to search for the driver and apologise. But District Judge Ger- ald Chalk decided the matter was so serious that Heggie had to go to prison.
Heggie was sentenced to 70 days and banned from driving for a year.
PHTM SEPTEMBER 2010
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