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.
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.