Pair guilty of assault on cabbie over fare

A CABBIE was permanently scarred after being assaulted by two men over a £20 fare.

Savid Javed was stabbed by Gordon McPherson, 21, and repeatedly punched by Dylan Sullivan, 20, outside their house in August this year.

Mr Javed was pounced upon after requesting his fare up front in the early hours of the morning.

McPherson and Sullivan pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the assault on Mr Javed.

The court heard the pair ordered a cab to their house in Govan to Scotstoun in Glasgow’s West End and back again.

The call handler told them that the fare would have to be paid up front because of the distance.

Mr Javed arrived and told McPherson and Sullivan that the fare was £20 which they “took exception” to.

Prosecutor Pat Callendar said: “McPherson struck Mr Javed on the head and body with a knife while Sullivan repeatedly punched him on the head.”

A neighbour made a 999 call and an ambulance took Mr Javed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Mr Javed was treated for a wound to his upper cheek which required nine stitches. He also received four stitches for a cut on his head and two for a gash on his back.

Miss Callendar added: “He will be permanently scarred.”

Police later attended at the house and Sullivan was spotted with blood on his clothing.

Sullivan told the officers that he had been assaulted but gave no further details. McPherson was also tracked down and had blood on his hands. The pair were then arrested by police.

Sentence was deferred until next week by Sheriff Ian Fleming for background reports.

McPherson and Sullivan were remanded in custody meantime.

EARLIER this year the Glasgow Times revealed the extent to which fly-tipping has been harming natural areas around Glasgow, and in particular its cemeteries.

The trend has continued to Linn Cemetery, Glasgow’s newest cemetery.

An anonymous source told The Glasgow Times that the fly-tipping was a ‘disgrace’.

In the wooded area behind the special Infant Memorial Garden are dozens of piles of tyres, as well as broken and empty bottles, split black bin bags and years upon years of litter.

The Memorial Garden was created close to the Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths Society Memorial Garden and Infant Burial Ground in 2003.

At Christmas time in 2004, a Family Remembrance Carol Service was held at the adjacent Linn Crematorium to allow grieving families, in particular those who have endured the loss of a child, to come together and reflect.

The source added: “It is an extra grievance for those who come to pay their respects to have to see years of muck and rubbish that has been dumped so carelessly. “It’s disgusting.”

The reports of fly-tipping in Linn Park cemetery have come after a new report revealed that fly-tipping complaints made to Glasgow City Council have soared in the last three years with more