Horrifying footage shows knifeman charging at taxi driver before trying to stab him through the window ‘because he almost hit his dog’
- Man in grey tracksuit charged at Blueline Taxi in Benfleet, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Stranger stabbed at the glass of Peugeot in front of terrified onlookers
- Driver was ‘shaken but unhurt’ after the ordeal at 11.30am on Monday morning
This is the terrifying moment a man pulls out a knife and charges towards a taxi – before trying to attack the driver through his window.
Horrified onlookers watched as the stranger, wearing a grey tracksuit, stabbed at the glass of the Peugeot in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, in broad daylight.
It is believed the incident was triggered after the driver – from Blueline Taxis – almost hit the man’s dog as it ran across the road.
Friends of the driver say he was ‘gobsmacked’ but unhurt.
Shocking footage shows a man pull out a knife and charge towards a taxi – before trying to attack the driver through his window
The attack occurred in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, at 11.30am on Monday. Above, the stranger, who was wearing a grey tracksuit, approaches the Blueline Taxis vehicle
It is believed the incident was triggered after the driver almost hit the man’s dog (left) as it ran across Armstrong Road
‘He was driving innocently along at about 20mph when a lad in a grey tracksuit came along,’ said one of them.
‘The lad’s dog ran in front of the car and he stopped but then this lad started chasing. He then started stabbing the window and even tried stabbing him through the glass.’
Miraculously, the glass didn’t shatter – but the car sustained damage, including scratches to the window.
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One friend said they believed the incident may have resulted from the driver almost hitting the dog, braking hard after it ran loose onto Armstrong Road.
The driver was said to have been ‘shaken up’ after the ordeal.
The friend added: ‘He was driving at 11.30am and at that time, there could have been a mum with young children in the car or it could have been a little old lady. I’m just glad he didn’t retaliate.’
Northumbria Police are trying to trace the man (pictured). The taxi driver was said to have been ‘shaken up’ but unhurt after the ordeal
Initially, the driver thought the attacker had used a dog chain, but upon watching the footage realised to his horror it was a knife.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: ‘At around 11.45am on Monday, police received a report that a man had damaged a vehicle on Armstrong Road in Newcastle.
‘It was reported that the man was armed with an unknown weapon, believed to be a dog chain or bat.
Miraculously, the glass didn’t shatter – but the car sustained damage, including scratches to the window
‘The man was having an argument with a woman in the middle of the road when he has become aggressive and hit the stationary vehicle. Police have attended the area but the man and woman had already left the scene.’
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and anyone with information should call 101 quoting log 420 19/11/18.
On Facebook, one man said that the incident showed Benwell was ‘getting worse’.
Another wrote: ‘It is awful round there now.’
Blueline Taxis was contacted for comment.
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