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Hunt for knife-wielding man who stabbed taxi driver and fled
POLICE are hunting a knifeman who stabbed a Hampshire taxi driver after he refused to hand over his night's takings. The 59-year-old victim collected a passenger in Botley Road, Romsey, in the early hours of New Year's Day. When the taxi, a silver-coloured Skoda Octavia, reached Danes Road in Shootash the passenger told the cabbie to stop.
A police spokesman said: "He then threatened the driver, demanding money. "When the victim declined, the passenger punched the driver in the face and then stabbed him with a knife in the hand and leg. The passenger then ran from the taxi empty-handed. "The victim was taken to Southampton General Hospital for treatment and was later discharged."
The would-be robber is described as white, aged in his mid-twenties, about 5ft 10in, slim to medium build, with short brown hair.. He was wearing a long black jacket, a dark-coloured shirt and possibly jeans.
PC David Barnes, of Hampshire police, said: “This is a rare and unusual incident that may well have been opportunistic. “It is suspected that the offender may have been in the Romsey town centre area before this incident."
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting crime reference number 44180000328. Alternatively, they can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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