JUST DESERTS
WOLVERHAMPTON MURDERER TO SERVE ANOTHER EIGHT MONTHS FOR BEATING CABBIE
Wolverhampton murderer Brian Willington will have to serve more time after his life sentence has finished. Willington, 33, who is serving a minimum 21 years for stabbing to death a grandfather, was in court again for a previous attack on a cabbie in October 2020. Victoria Hopkins and Willington,
battered a cabbie and snatched his keys after an argument. At Wolverhampton Crown Court, Willington was sentenced to eight months for the driver assault to run consecutively with his life sentence.
The taxi driver had described his fear of leaving the house and the shock and upset caused by seeing CCTV footage of the sustained attack on his head and body, the court heard. Justice Ward said: “Taxi drivers work alone and at night and are vulnerable. ”
MAN JAILED FOR THREE YEARS FOR VIOLENT OFFENCE AGAINST MILTON KEYNES CABBIE
A man who stopped a driver, held an imitation gun to his neck and hit him over the head with a metal pole has been sentenced. Connor Harrison, 25, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, criminal damage and possession of a bladed article. Aylesbury Crown Court heard that he and Cameron Harrison, 20, approached the taxi driver, claiming
he was trying to run them over. An altercation fol- lowed with an imitation hand- gun being pressed to the victim’s neck, say police. The driver was then hit with a metal pole while they demanded his car keys. During the incident,
which happened around midnight on February 7, damage was caused to the victim’s car. Cameron Harrison, was sentenced to an 18-month community order. Connor Harrison, who was found to be in possession of a Stanley knife on his arrest, was jailed for three years and ordered to serve an extra three months because he was in breach of a suspended sentence.
121-DAY DRINKING BAN FOR MAN WHO RACIALLY ABUSED AND ASSAULTED A SKIPTON CABBIE
A 49-year-old man racially abused and assaulted a taxi driver after drinking 15 pints of beer, Skipton Magistrates’ Court heard. Thomas Stoney was picked up by Saeed Pervez in Skipton at 1am on June 19 and a fare of £30 was agreed. During the journey Stoney started to get a bit ‘agitated’ and Mr Pervez, a driver of 30 years, thought he might have a problem, the court heard. “He said (the fare) was too high,
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would not pay it and continued to haggle,” said Mr Pervez. “He was trying to intimidate me and was swearing and using racist words.” Mr Pervez pulled into a lay-by and told Stoney to give him £10 for the journey so far and to get out. Both men got out, Stoney grabbed the cabbie’s jacket, there was a struggle and Mr Pervez fell down. Stoney wrenched off the taxi sign and threw it through the rear window. Mr Pervez used his radio
to call colleagues and the police.s Stoney, from Bingley, admitted racially aggravated common assault, criminal damage and possession of cocaine. He was given a 12-month community order, a 121-day alcohol abstention programme, involving him being fitted with monitoring equipment. He will also have to pay £900 compensation to Mr Pervez and pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £114.
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