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Man in court charged with robbery after taxi driver injured

A man is due to appear in court today (Monday 2 November) charged with robbery after a taxi driver was injured in Bristol over the weekend.

Shortly before 7.20pm on Saturday 31 October we were called to Randolph Avenue, in Hartcliffe, after a male taxi driver was wounded.

He was taken to hospital with chest and facial injuries. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.

Officers, with assistance of the police helicopter, conducted an area search before making an arrest.

Daniel Armstrong-Eccles, from Hartcliffe, is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court today. He’s also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and causing grievous bodily harm.

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Man jailed after stabbing taxi driver

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A man from Hartcliffe has been jailed after admitting to stabbing a taxi driver in an unprovoked attack in Bristol last year.

Daniel Armstrong-Eccles received an 11-and-a-half-year sentence at Bristol Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday 2 June) for the incident that happened on Saturday 31 October.

He was heard that evening to say he wanted to stab someone before a friend called a taxi for him.

When it arrived in Randolf Road, Hartcliffe, the driver asked for payment upfront at which point he was attacked by Armstrong-Eccles. He sustained a number of knife wounds, while Armstrong-Eccles made off with a quantity of cash.

A search of the area was conducted by officers, with assistance from the police helicopter, and the 25-year-old was arrested that same evening.

The driver – a man in his 40s – was taken to hospital for treatment.

Armstrong-Eccles, of Woodmead Gardens, was charged with robbery, wounding with intent and possession of a knife in a public place and received a custodial sentence of six years and six months plus five years on extended licence.

Officer in the case PC Marcie Penson said: “This was a despicable pre-meditated attack on a family man who was just doing his job.

“The victim endured this horrific assault and has a reminder every time he looks in the mirror.

“Thankfully the streets of Bristol are safer without Armstrong-Eccles on them.”

Ooft

I would say not enough animals like this need locking away permanently

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

Suggest the scumbag got off lightly.

Six and a half years and he will do four, then have seven years on license in the comfort of his own home.

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