UPDATED: Man, 19, charged after Colchester taxi driver is seriously assaulted
A TAXI driver was seriously injured and is now being treated in hospital after an assault.
The driver, from Colchester, is said to have driven from the town centre’s High Street to Ipswich during the early hours of Sunday.
After arriving in the area the man, in his 40s, was attacked shortly before 3.45am before being spotted by a member of the public.
He was taken to hospital with a serious head injury and is now in a stable condition.
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Solma Ahmed is a housing practitioner who is part of the Labour Women’s Committee and a member of the Momentum National Co-ordinating Group.
In a statement published online she corroborated the situation and also sent the taxi driver her well-wishes.
She said: “He is from Colchester and a passer-by saw him. He was only trying to earn some money - [taxi drivers] suffered the most during Covid and they face abuse every day.
“I hope he recovers. It is heart-breaking.”
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The latest incident comes after a taxi driver was previously attacked in Colchester in 2018 by a passenger.
He threw a punch at the driver and stole his keys before returning to continue the assault.
Paul Dundas, leader of Colchester Council, said: "From a council point of view we will always work with taxi drivers in order to maximum their safety and the safety of passengers.”
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