A 39-year-old man has been cautioned by police for common assault after he drunkenly tried to hit a taxi driver with a baseball bat.

The incident happened when the driver took the man to his home in Laburnum Avenue, Wickford, and asked for the £40 fare.

Police said the man only had £25 on him and went into his home, but when he returned he was carrying a baseball bat.

Published Wednesday August 28, 2002

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