A Coventry man has been charged with assaulting a taxi driver in the city.
The Coventry Observer reports that Artur Nowostawski, 40, was charged with wounding, attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon, after an attack on the driver.
Shortly after 9.30pm on Monday April 29, the cabbie had picked up a man at Coventry train station, before driving on towards Bennetts Road South.
Just before the end of the journey, the man attacked the driver, hitting him in the back and chest a number of times and demanding money before fleeing the scene.
The driver managed to escape, though he was left with arm and chest injuries.
Nowostawski is due before magistrates court in Coventry this morning, (Thursday 9 May) accused of violent assault and has been remanded in custody since his arrest on May, 6.
Source: https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-news-coventry-man-charged-after-assaulting-taxi-driver/
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