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| Author: | StuartW [ Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Intoxicated Inverness woman used N-word and assaulted driver |
Woman assaulted and racially abused Inverness taxi driver https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/ne ... xi-driver/ A woman has admitted racially abusing and assaulting a taxi driver on a drunken night out in Inverness. Jessica Crawford and another woman climbed into the man’s vehicle as he waited at a taxi rank, but the pair began to argue. When the driver tried to talk to them she told him to “shut up” before using the N-word towards him. Then, when he threw her out of his cab, Crawford, 31, launched herself at the man, swinging her arms and striking his face. ‘Accused was highly intoxicated’ At Inverness Sheriff Court Crawford entered guilty pleas to one charge of assault and a second of acting in a racially aggravated manner which caused or was intended to cause alarm or distress. Fiscal depute Sharon Ralph told the court that the incident happened at around 11.30pm on December 21 last year. She said: “The witness was within his taxi in the taxi rank on Academy Street. He was approached by two females, one being the accused who was highly intoxicated.” The court heard that the pair then started arguing, and when the driver attempted to intervene to ascertain where he was to take them Crawford told him to “shut up” before using the racial slur towards him. “The taxi driver told her to get out of the taxi but she refused and continued shouting and swearing,” Mrs Ralph said. Crawford did eventually exit the vehicle but turned again on the taxi driver. Taxi driver was not injured “She launched herself towards him swinging her arms and struck him on the face,” Mrs Ralph said, adding that the man did not suffer any injury as a result. The court heard that police were called and Crawford was apprehended in nearby Bar One. She was taken to the police station where she made no reply to a caution and charge. Sheriff Margaret Neilson called for a criminal justice social work report and deferred sentence to next month granting Crawford, of Burnside, Alness, bail on the standard conditions. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intoxicated Inverness woman used N-word and assaulted dr |
Happens 100s of times every weekend. Very happy to see at least one racist chav bought to book. |
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| Author: | StuartW [ Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Intoxicated Inverness woman used N-word and assaulted dr |
Had forgotten about this one, but very similar to the Perth case a couple of weeks ago - both women, similar age, drunken racial slurs, blah, blah. And Perth and Inverness quite similar mid-sized towns (40,000+ population), where you'd think driving a taxi would be a bit safer than in the likes of Dundee and Glasgow. Well it probably is, but, you know... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38085 Drunk Alness woman assaulted and abused city taxi driver – she was fined £320 by Sheriff Robert Frazer at Inverness Sheriff Court https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/new ... er-269912/ A taxi driver was called an offensive name by a drunk Alness woman who had fallen out with an intoxicated friend in his vehicle. But he will receive £100 in compensation for the insult as 31-year-old Jessica Crawford, of Burnside, was ordered by Sheriff Robert Frazer to pay up for her “disgraceful behaviour”, he told her. Crawford was also fined £320 after previously admitting acting in a racially aggravated manner and assaulting the cabbie by striking him on the face. Sentence had been deferred for a background report when Inverness Sheriff Court was told Crawford had got into the taxi in Inverness’s Academy Street on December 22, 2021. The court heard Crawford asked for her and her pal to be taken to Conon but then there was a row between the pair. Fiscal depute Karen Poke said the driver asked them to leave his cab but she refused and shouted racial abuse at him, including using the “N” word. Then she struck the driver in the face. “She was pushed away and police were called. Crawford was traced to Bar One nearby, heavily intoxicated and arrested,” Ms Poke added. Defence solicitor advocate Neil Wilson said: “She has difficulty coming to terms with the charges due to shame and embarrassment. “She insists to me that she is not a racist. “Going out is a rare occasion for her and she has to accept responsibility for the state she got herself into. “It is out of character for her. She is now focused on staying out of trouble.” Sheriff Frazer said he accepted she had “shown a considerable amount of contrition. But your behaviour on that night was nothing short of disgraceful.” |
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