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Four yobs break taxi driver·s ribs, taunt victim ;Call the police. Sue me!:
A Makiyo copycat case took place in Taipei yesterday
Four drunk passengers unable to get a taxi beat up a taxi driver, leaving bloodstains all over the sidewalk.
(Reporter): Why did you beat him up? Why did you get drunk and beat him up?
The taxi driver surnamed Luo, who was left covered in blood and with one broken rib
still has nightmares about the attack.
(Luo): The ringleader kept trying to beat me up
I was bleeding all over and could only defend myself a little
The incident occurred in Taipei at around 4:30am yesterday
Luo, who was off duty at the time
was about to turn right to pick up his wife
when the four drunk yobs (three men and a woman) walked across the street
and tried to stop his car.
When Luo arrived where his wife was waiting, the four ran up
pulled on the car doors and banged on the windows
Luo·s wife tried to get in the car, but they stopped her
When Luo got out to see what was going on, the yobs then grabbed him. The women tried to break it up.
As Lo and his wife tried to leave one of the yobs ran up and punched him
The three men then dragged Luo to the ground, kicking and punching him violently
The girl couldn't stop them.
Luo·s wife asked some bystanders to call the police
Two of the men and the girl fled the scene in a cab,
but one stuck around, taunting Luo ;Call the police and sue me!:
When police arrived, he threw his ID on the ground and asked the cops to pick them up
before being handcuffed.
Luo·s wife witnessed the whole incident.
(Reporter): How long were they beating him?
(Wife): Around ten minutes.
Even after he got in the police car, he continued acting arrogantly.
(Taxi driver): They kept kicking his car until he got out.
(Luo): Even after I fell to the floor, he kept on punching and kicking me
(Luo): The crossroads was packed with lots of people back then.
Yesterday when police arrested Chien, who·s a supervisor at a construction site
his blood alcohol level was at 0.92%
and his shirt was covered in Luo·s blood.
He claimed he couldn·t recall the incident
and that he·d met the others for the first time that night, so he didn·t know their names or numbers.
The police are checking CCTV footage for further clues
and will charge Chien with causing of Causing Bodily Harm
Luo recieved eight stitches to his forehead and a broken rib
He also a bloodshot right eye and bruises all over his body
He left hospital yesterday afternoon after treatment.
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