Two men jailed after they restrained Lincoln taxi driver and punched him before stealing his mobiile phonehttps://www.lincsonline.co.uk/lincoln/t ... d-9479637/Two men have been jailed for robbery after a Lincoln taxi driver had his mobile phone stolen.
Liam O’Leary aged 46, of Boultham Park Road, Lincoln was jailed for three years and four months and Shane McHale, 23, of Jarvis Close, Lincoln was jailed for three years and two months.
The two men appeared at Lincoln Crown Court for sentencing on Tuesday (August 18) having pleaded guilty to the offence which happened on March 31, 2026.
Officers were alerted to the incident by a member of the public who witnessed what appeared to be an attack on the taxi driver in his car on Dixon Street, after which the two men ran off.
The taxi driver had been restrained and punched to the head causing bleeding.
Swiftly tracking the victim’s phone and using CCTV, officers found O’Leary in his flat nearby, along with McHale. The victim’s phone was also recovered at the address.
“This efficient and effective investigation was made possible with the support of community members, the reporting witness, and the victim in this case, and we would like to extend our gratitude for their cooperation and bravery,” a police statement said.
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