Keighley cabbie admits attack on two passengers
A Keighley cabbie who claimed he was robbed by racist thugs last year has been given a suspended prison sentence for ‘whipping’ two of the passengers.
Father-of-six Riaz Ahmed, 42, called for his ‘attackers’ to be brought to justice in a newspaper report last April, but at Bradford Crown Court yesterday he admitted he had assaulted the two men with a whip-like implement, possibly a car aerial.
Ahmed, who worked as a private hire driver for Cullingworth firm DCW Taxis, became involved in an early hours argument with Dean Bulmer and his nephew Jason Bulmer after he had picked up the pair and two other men in Harden following a party.
Judge Jonathan Rose heard some of the group had talked about doing a runner as they travelled to Allerton, and after Ahmed stopped his taxi there was an argument with the Bulmers.
Prosecutor Giles Bridge said Ahmed, who had no previous convictions, went to the boot of his car and removed the implement. “The defendant then used this implement like a whip on both Jason and Dean Bulmer causing cuts and lacerations.”
The court heard that during the incident, Ahmed himself was punched and hit with a stick.
Ahmed, who has had his taxi badge taken off him, denied committing any offences following his arrest and made a cross-complaint. He stated he was the victim and after one of the men had been dropped off he was abused by the three remaining passengers. Ahmed also said his takings and a sat-nav had been stolen.
The court heard Ahmed, of Compton Street, Keighley, had been the breadwinner for his family, but was now on benefits.
Having decided that the case merited a nine-month prison sentence, Judge Rose said he was prepared to suspend the jail term for 18 months because of Ahmed’s previous character, guilty pleas and personal circumstances.
Ahmed will also have to do 100 hours of unpaid work for the community
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