A similar incident occurred in Breightmet, where a taxi driver and his passenger were left shaken after yobs threw a brick at their vehicle, smashing a window. The driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, had to stop his car and find a safe place to park, while the passenger was showered with glass. Greater Manchester Police are investigating the attack. In another incident, a man was fined £110 and ordered to pay compensation after smashing a taxi’s rear windscreen with his walking stick during a heated argument over the fare. The defendant claimed he didn’t know he had broken the window, but the magistrate found him guilty of criminal damage.
In a different case, a taxi driver’s windscreen was smashed by a brick thrown by a group of teenagers in Luton, leaving the driver with glass fragments in his eyes. The driver was taken to the hospital but is now recovering at home. It’s unclear if the perpetrators in these incidents received community work sentences, as the original query suggested. If you’re looking for more information on specific cases or incidents, please provide more context.
