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Taxi driver suffers ‘awful’ assault after being punched in the face by customer picked up in Bourne




A man has been sentenced in court after assaulting a taxi driver.

Mathew Warner, 27, of Sprignall, Bretton, Peterborough, has been sentenced to six weeks in prison after punching a taxi driver in the face.

The victim had picked up Mr Warner from Bourne, after police told him to leave the area as he was drunk.

A policeman PHOTO: iStock
A policeman PHOTO: iStock

Warner admitted assault by beating at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 27 and was sentenced to six weeks in prison, suspended for a year.

A spokesperson for the police said: “The unprovoked assault the victim endured was awful.

“No one should be subjected to violence while trying to do their job, and I would like to thank the victim for contacting us as soon as he could.”

Warner was also ordered to pay £200 in compensation to the taxi driver.



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