https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/taxi-driver-assault-passenger-braking-london-bridge-cctv-a9058536.html
Police are hunting a London taxi driver who allegedly assaulted a passenger by
“braking excessively” during an argument in his cab.
CCTV footage filmed inside
the taxi shows the passenger, who was sitting on the back seat,
being flung forwards into the vehicle’s partition as it slows down
suddenly on London Bridge.
He appears to be knocked
unconscious and is later seen being dragged out of the taxi by the
driver, who dumps him on the pavement in nearby King William Street
before immediately picking up another passenger.
The alleged assault
occurred following a heated debate about the route the driver
was taking.
“You’re f***ing me around
here,” the passenger can be heard saying in the footage. The driver responds:
“How am I f***ng you around, I’m doing it for a set price?”
The video first
emerged on social media in the days after the incident, which took place at
1.15am on 17 May.
But Scotland Yard
issued an appeal to find the driver on Wednesday after identifying and
interviewing the passenger.
Officers also want to
speak to the second passenger as a potential witness.
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The Metropolitan Police said
in a statement: “CCTV footage of the incident appears to show the driver
braking excessively, causing injuries to the passenger.”
Constable Phil
Hastings, who is investigating, added: “Although I have now made contact with
the injured passenger, we still need to hear from anyone who witnessed the
incident.
“I would also urge
the driver and the second passenger, who approached the taxi after the assault,
to come forward and speak with us.”
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