Results for: Assault

A father of two, Dr. Gareth Carey, 43, has been sentenced for threatening a taxi driver with a knife and damaging his car’s wing mirror after failing to pay his fare. The incident occurred on June 25 last year when Carey, who holds multiple PhDs in psychology and sociology, was on a night out in Liverpool City Centre. He was intoxicated and failed to pay his £28 fare using an app on his phone. When the taxi driver decided to drive him to Merseyside Police headquarters, Carey became enraged and said, “I’m going to do you in. I’ve got a knife in my bag, you b*****d”. He then exited the cab and kicked it, causing £745 worth of damage to the wing mirror.

A man was assaulted after confronting another man’s behavior in Guelph, Ontario. The incident occurred at around 1 a.m. on April 14th, after the victim and the suspect had been drinking at two separate establishments. As they left the second business, the victim reportedly told the suspect that he was being rude to staff. The suspect responded by punching the victim in the face and fleeing the scene in a white Ford F-150 with his female companion.

A traffic constable in Mumbai’s Nalasopara (East) suffered a lost tooth and other injuries after being allegedly slapped by a man inside the Tulinj police station. The incident occurred on Monday when the constable, Praveen Ranade, objected to the man, Shailesh Waghela, recording a video of him while on duty. Police have booked Waghela for assault and other charges. The motive behind his actions remains unclear.

Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger is wanted by police after absconding from a Melbourne hospital during a court-ordered medical assessment. The actor was ordered to return to court after the assessment but failed to appear on Tuesday. Pledger is accused of violently assaulting a woman, and footage released during his bail hearing shows him dragging her inside and stomping on her. The 30-year-old’s manager condemned the violence against women but said that his client has suffered from mental health issues for a long time. Pledger has been scheduled to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on May 10.

A 19-year-old man was slashed across the face in front of a business in a busy Eltingville shopping center on Tuesday night. Four male teenagers, ranging in age from 14 to 15, were apprehended by police. The victim was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze in stable condition. An investigation is currently underway, and no knife has been recovered from the scene.

Former Canterbury Bulldogs forward Jackson Topine is suing the club for $4 million, alleging he was subjected to assault during a training session. Topine claims he was forced to wrestle up to 35 teammates as a punishment for allegedly reporting late for training. The incident allegedly caused Topine psychiatric injury and physical and mental impairment, and he has not played football since. Topine’s lawyer, Abdullah Reslan, said all professional sports teams should ensure they attend to their responsibilities with respect to their players and that termination should not be a solution. The Bulldogs have denied the allegations and said they take mental health concerns very seriously.

On March 21, a man in Oshawa, Ontario, was allegedly attacked with bear spray and subjected to racial slurs while sitting in his car. The victim, who was minding his own business, rolled down his window when approached by a stranger. The suspect then sprayed the victim with bear spray, uttered racial slurs, and fled on foot, causing minor injuries to the victim. The Durham Regional Police are investigating the incident as a “hate/bias motivated” crime and are seeking a white male suspect between 35 and 40 years old with a thin build and wearing a fitted black toque.

Two 19-year-old footballers from the same Premier League club were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of rape and assault. One of the players was initially interviewed at his club’s stadium and later formally arrested. The second player was arrested the following day. Both players have been released on bail while the investigation continues. The alleged rape occurred on Friday night, and the victim reported it to the police several hours later. The club has not suspended the players, but a spokesperson stated that they will not comment further while the matter is being handled by the police.

A defenseless teenager was relentlessly pummeled by a hooded assailant on a Dundee bus, leaving horrified passengers intervening to stop the attack.

Two assailants, wearing ski masks and armed with a knife and pepper spray, attacked a man walking toward an elevator in an underground parking garage at 15 N. Summit Ave. in Uptown at 1:07 a.m. Tuesday. The victim, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, managed to escape and received medical attention at a local hospital. The assailants remain at large, and police are investigating the incident.