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CCTV released as Coventry taxi driver is 'seriously assaulted'

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/ ... r-29096294



Police have released CCTV after a taxi driver has been seriously assaulted. Shortly after 9.30pm on April 29, the cabbie picked up a man at Coventry train station, before driving on towards Bennetts Road South.

Just before the end of the journey, the man attacked the driver, hitting him in the back and chest a number of times and demanding money. The driver managed to escape, though he was left with arm and chest injuries, and the man who attacked him fled the scene, police said.

Police say they are looking to speak to the man in the CCTV image as they believe he may have information which could help with their enquiries.

Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact Coventry Police on 101 or on LiveChat, quoting crime number 20/446120/24.

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couldn't they have used software on it to improve the contrast ?

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

This is a tweet made by Coventry Police, rehashed by the CoventryLive news site:


https://twitter.com/CoventryPolice/stat ... 2739109286

#CHARGED | We have charged a 40-year-old man with wounding following an attack on a taxi driver.

Artur Nowostawski is due before magistrates in Coventry this morning charged with wounding, attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.

Nowostawski is accused of a violent assault on a taxi driver in the city on 29 April and has been remanded in custody since his arrest on 6 May.

Well done to the police.

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Man jailed for assaulting a taxi driver in Coventry

https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/man ... -coventry/



A MAN has been jailed for six years and nine months following a violent assault on a taxi driver in Coventry.

On April 29, Artur Nowostawski was picked up by a taxi from Coventry Railway Station, before driving towards Bennetts Road South.

He then attacked the driver with a knife, hitting him in the neck and chest a number of times and demanding money.

West Midlands Police issued a wanted appeal for the 40 year-old and he was arrested a day later.

He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon at Warwick Crown Court, and on August 6 and was jailed.

DC Jack Phillips from Coventry CID, said: “This was an unprovoked and sustained assault which left the victim with serious injuries.

“They were lucky not to be more seriously hurt, and are now thankfully on the road to recovery.

“This case took quick work from the officers to identify Nowostawski and arrest him in order to bring this case to court, and I’m glad he has been put behind bars for a significant period of time.”

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