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Fifth man arrested in Homerton Road attack in Middlesbrough

Four men aged 50, 29, 26 and 25 were arrested on suspicion of GBH and a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray

A fifth man has been arrested in connection with a serious assault which left a man with head and facial injuries.

The arrest was made as detectives made a fresh appeal for information into the attack which happened in Homerton Road, Middlesbrough.

As reported in the Gazette last week, the incident, in which the man is alleged to have been dragged from his car and assaulted, happened on Friday August 29 between 11.15pm and 11.30pm.

A police investigation was launched and four men were initially arrested - three men aged 50, 29 and 26 were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray.

A fifth man aged 25 has now also been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. All have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

A 32-year-old man suffered head and facial injuries in the assault, as well as a broken hand.

A 23-year-old man also suffered head and facial injuries. Both were treated at Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital. A number of other people suffered minor injuries.

Cleveland Police have now said that there was damage to two vehicles - a grey Audi A5 and a black Range Rover.

The victims are linked to Middlesbrough taxi firm Blueline Cars.

The boss of another taxi firm, Mohammed Bashir of Boro Cars, was among the witnesses to the incident.

A statement on behalf of the firm said that he attempted to quell a disturbance at the scene.

A statement issued on behalf of Boro Cars said: “The incident does not concern Boro Cars.

“Nobody at Boro Cars has been charged and no taxis were involved.

“The owner of Boro Cars attempted to quell a disturbance involving two families; he has given a witness statement to the police.

“As the matter is being investigated by police, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”

A Blueline Cars spokesman confirmed that the victims in the attack were linked to Blueline - but declined to comment further while the police investigation is ongoing.

Anyone who may either have further information or who may have witnessed the incident or the vehicles involved is asked to contact Detective Constable Sue Moore from Middlesbrough Major Crime Team on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Taxi boss 'heartbroken' after minibus burnt-out in deliberate arson attack.

Blueline Taxis bus was parked up on Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough when it was set on fire early on Wednesday.

A taxi minibus was burnt out in a suspected arson attack.

The minibus, which was used for advertising by Middlesbrough taxi firm Blueline Taxis, was torched while parked at a car park on Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough.

Fire crews from Cleveland Fire Brigade tackled the blaze a 12.20am today.

A spokeswoman for the fire brigade confirmed that they are treating the blaze as arson.

Adrees Banka, Blueline Taxis general manager, said: “We used the bus for promotional purposes, it had just been done up with the adverts on it and everything.

“Then this happened. It looks like a window has been smashed and something thrown in, the fire brigade came and put it out but it’s a complete write-off.

“The minibus is probably worth about £3,000.

“It’s heartbreaking. At the end of the day we just want to make a living by providing a service.”

Cleveland Police said that they had tried to contact the registered owner of the vehicle but had been unable to make contact.

Anyone with information about the incident should call police on 101.



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Has someone pi55ed on someones cornflakes?

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Grandad,

Oh, sadly this is much worse than that, gotta be very careful what is said. Hopefully charges are coming soon then more can be said.

In 1976 I was heartbroken over the loss of my new action man which I threw in Silloth docks during a rare hissy fit.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin