OZ PIO cab driver in racial attack |
An India-born taxi driver was brutally beaten in Sandy Bay region of Tasmania in Australia, in an alleged `racist attack`. The Hobart-based driver said he was attacked by a couple he picked up, after he raised objections against the women passenger, who kept opening the door on the way, to throw up. The driver said the passengers started hurling abuses and profanities at him, and later started kicking his vehicle. The female passenger reportedly referred to the driver as `bloody Indian` while the male passenger repeatedly punched and kicked him. `You f****** Indian, you deserve it, the passengers said, according to the driver. According to a police official, a man and a woman have been charged in the case. The official further said that there are allegations against the driver that he asked passengers to leave his taxi after one of them got sick. He further said the dispute may be over payment and `it was alleged a racial comment was made during the assault but it does not appear that the incident was racially motivated. The driver, 25, who is in hospitality, reportedly said he will no longer continue the profession because it`s so dangerous. The driver added that 95 per cent of people are good though.
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