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| Author: | Cybro [ Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:49 am ] |
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18 Feb 2008 Yob brick attack left me fearing for life YOBS threw a brick through a police car windscreen after a cabbie called 999 when his vehicle was attacked. Taxi driver Mark Shipley, 49, rang for help when his cab was showered with rocks as he drove past Anfield cemetery. His attackers then threw a brick at the police patrol car as it arrived on the scene. Mr Shipley today said he feared he would die as the attack made him swerve across Priory Road. The cabbie, who is married with two teenage children, took these pictures to show the damage the yobs caused during the potentially deadly attack. He said: “I was so shaken by what happened I just jumped out of the cab and started screaming at them that they could have killed me. “My cab was hit six or seven times and one brick was embedded in my windscreen. It could have gone right through and hit me. “I veered and missed a nearby lamppost by inches.” The yobs, who hid behind a wall near the cemetery, pelted a second cab as well as the police car. The officers were taken to hospital after being showered with glass when their windscreen smashed in the attack at 9.15pm on Saturday, February 9. Mr Shipley said: “I’m just trying to earn a living. But when you’re driving along and your windscreen splinters it all feels a bit too close. “I haven’t been back to that road yet, but I have to go where the job takes me.” Acting Inspector Andy Doyle, of Merseyside police, said patrols had been increased in the area to disperse groups of youths and respond to any incidents. He said: “It’s a busy road and certainly not a no-go area for taxi drivers. But I’d like to reiterate how seriously we take these incidents and urge people to continue reporting them.” Source: Liverpool Echo Related TDO Topic: Preston Police Hunt Taxi Stoning Thugs ---------- Disclaimer These press articles are intended for informational purposes only. Statements and opinions expressed in these articles are solely those of the original Publisher. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any of these articles, and therefore I am not liable for any information contained therein. Where possible, the Publisher and the source are documented within each article. Any author that holds legal copyright, and objects to their material being posted, may request that it be removed and any future material excluded. |
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