We’ll miss him so much, say family of tragic cabbie
TAXI DRIVER ‘SUFFERED HEART ATTACK AFTER ‘ALTERCATION’ AT AIRPORT
THE family of a cab driver who died after a reported altercation in a car park at Manchester Airport has spoken of their loss and grief.
William Brent Taylor, 57, is understood to have suffered a heart attack after the incident in the multi-storey car park at Terminal Two on Friday.
It is believed he was waiting to collect passengers at the time.
Police arrested two men on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with his death. In an update police said the men, aged 55 and 26, have now been released pending further investigations.
Mr Taylor’s family thanked police and a family they said rushed to help and comfort him at the scene. They said Mr Taylor would be greatly missed.
The grandfather, from Chesterfield, was rushed to hospital at around 8.25am on Friday after the incident, but died a short time later.
Mr Taylor, known to friends as Brent, has been described as ‘one of the nicest people you could have met.’ Paying tribute to him, his family said in a statement issued through police: “First of all can we say thank you to the family that was with our dad in his final moments.
“We would like to thank the emergency services for all their efforts with our dad and GMP, who have been amazing with keeping us informed and up to date.
“Dad will be home soon so our family can try and come to terms with the circumstances and we’d ask that people please refrain from pointing the blame and let the police do their job. We will miss him so much and respectfully ask for time to grieve as a family.”
Mr Taylor, who lived in Holmewood in the Derbyshire town, worked for private hire firm A-Line Taxis.
Police said enquiries to establish the exact circumstances were continuing.
Detective Chief Inspector Carl Jones said: “We are continuing to support William’s family, who are understandably devastated by their loss.
“Our investigation to establish the exact circumstances surrounding this incident remains ongoing and I would ask anyone with information that could assist our enquiries to please get in touch.”
The results of a post-mortem investigation have not been revealed, police said.