'People are minutes from death in those circumstances'
A taxi driver was choked unconscious and had clumps of his hair pulled out by a customer who robbed him in East Belfast, a court heard today.
District Judge Anne Marshall said: “Anybody who chokes another person to the degree that they pass out… people are minutes from death in those circumstances.” An investigative detective said: “He also had hair pulled from his head, clumps of it were found in the passenger seat of his taxi. The victim was extremely upset, stating that he had been choked until he passed out.
The passenger, who police claim was the defendant, returned to the taxi but was challenged about how he planned to pay for the journey. When the driver pulled over on Clara Street after challenging him about how he planned to pay for the journey, Love then allegedly lunged forward, pulled the dash camera from the front of the vehicle and grabbed the victim with both arms around his neck.
At one point the passenger climbed into the front of the taxi and seized a tub containing £700 in takings, five bank cards and items of sentimental value. Love was arrested and charged after he voluntarily attended a PSNI station on Wednesday. During interviews he provided no comment to all questions.
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