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In the May 2006
issue of Call Sign, Dial-a-Cab driver, Brian
Dust (B25), told us of an horrific attack in Camden on a
friend of his, former DaC driver Gary Tisshaw. Gary had been driving along Camden High Street with a passenger. Just as he reached Camden Lock, a man walked into the road forcing Gary to stop. Gary – who was on DaC for 7 years – told us that three men then surrounded the cab trying to open the door. He tried to drive off, but one of the men put his hand through the window with Gary believing that the pain he suddenly felt was where he had been hit on the face. But it wasn’t a fist, it had been a Stanley Knife pulled across his face. It left his nose hanging off and a long cut across his cheek. Gary finally spent three days in hospital having lost three pints of blood, with emergency surgery to try to repair the cuts. Speaking again to Call Sign almost one year on, Gary told us that he has now decided against plastic surgery, with the scars having shown huge improvements. Just as importantly, the perpetrators of the crime were caught and appeared in court last month. Amazingly and unbeknown to |
2006 KNIFE ATTACK ON FORMER DAC DRIVER Attackers sentenced…
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Gary at the time, the police had watched the incident on CCTV and were on their way to help even before the ambulance had arrived. They made three arrests soon after, with one of the men still carrying the knife that had Gary’s blood on it. One of the three was later released with no charge, but of the other two – who were brothers – one was sentenced to 5 years while the other is awaiting sentence subject to psychological reports. As for Gary, he told us: "It |
was a harrowing experience that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But life goes on and you can’t just sit down feeling sorry for yourself. The scars are not noticeable to those that don’t look for them and that helps. But knowing that those two have been locked up helps more than anything. Like most drivers, I get peed off with CCTV cameras watching our every move, but on this occasion, I can’t thank them and the police enough." |
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