Taxi Driver Online

This is a bit different from going round the houses to avoid saying someone in a photo is the main suspect. Here, the suspect has been arrested, and the person in the photo is wanted as a witness, and police stressing he's entirely innocent.

But note that the WalesOnline website has cocked-up the headline and strapline in bold below it. The strapline doesn't follow from the headline, and simply doesn't make sense without reading the whole article.

So another example where it's maybe best to read the official police appeal rather than the press rehash, but no sign of this on the South Wales Police website. Maybe it will appear later.


Taxi driver suffers 'life-changing injury' following assault in Cardiff

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... s-22676271

Police stress the man has done nothing wrong but could have vital information


Image: South Wales Police/WalesLive

A taxi driver suffered a "life-changing head injury" during an assault in Cardiff.

Police were alerted to an assault involving a taxi driver in the early hours of Sunday, December 19, 2021 in Adamsdown.

The 58-year-old driver suffered a "life-changing head injury" following the incident.

An appeal has now been launched to find the man seen on CCTV on St Mary Street between 4.20am and 4.28am on December 19.

He was seen helping an individual, who appeared intoxicated, into a taxi.

A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with the assault and is remanded in custody pending trial.

A statement from South Wales Police said on January 7: "We urgently need to identify this unknown man who could have vital information regarding an assault in Adamsdown, Cardiff.

"A 58-year-old taxi driver suffered a life-changing head injury following an assault during the early hours of Sunday, December 19.

"Detectives believe the man in the CCTV is a key witness and could have important information.

"It is important to stress he has done nothing wrong.

"He is seen on CCTV on St Mary Street between 4.20am and 4.28am on December 19 helping an individual, who appears to be intoxicated, into a taxi.

"The man in the CCTV, or anyone who recognises him, is asked to please contact us quoting occurrence 2100440920."

On the other hand, police avoid directly saying that the 'intoxicated individual' is the man arrested for the assault, but of course it's a reasonable assumption that it's the same person

Be interesting to see what the witness could add to the investigation.

I'm guessing he didn't witness any assault, and the police have a suspect.

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