Two jailed for Slough taxi robbery
Two Slough teenagers have been jailed for a total of seven-and-a-half years following a robbery on a taxi-driver in Slough.
Duke Mohammed, 19, formerly of Sutton Lane, Langley, was sentenced to five years and 18-year-old Nicole Richardson, formerly of Lansdowne Avenue, Bayliss, Slough, was jailed for two-and-a-half years for robbery at Reading Crown Court on Wednesday (21/2). Twenty-one-year old Conroy Bradshaw from Slough was also sentenced in relation to the robbery for assisting offenders and was handed a community order.
At approximately 9pm on Friday 8th July 2005, a call was received by a taxi company to attend Victoria Court in Slough. A driver was dispatched and both Mohammed and Richardson were collected and driven to Borderside, Wexham. As the driver drove past a telephone kiosk and approached a bend, he was told to stop his vehicle. He was then threatened with a large blade which was pulled towards his neck. The driver, a man in his 40s, was also physically assaulted, sustaining cuts to his head and a cut to his left hand which later required surgery. During the incident, £20 was taken from the driver’s shirt pocket.
Det Insp Steve Armstead of Slough CID said: “I am very pleased with the sentence passed which clearly demonstrates the seriousness of such an offence.
“I hope that these sentences will go a long way in terms of reassuring taxi drivers and the wider community in Slough that crime of this nature will simply not be tolerated by police.”
Slough Supt Brian Langston, BCU Commander for Berkshire East, said: “Our cab drivers provide a valuable local service and are a frequently overlooked section of the community. They are often vulnerable to attack, working as they do alone and late at night. We take all offences against our cabbies seriously and this conviction is a tribute to the commitment of the investigating team who put a great deal of effort into capturing those responsible. The sentences send out a powerful message that anyone intent on committing this type of crime can expect to go to prison”.
Thames Valley Police ~ Slough