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Cabbie bites passenger
05/12/2005 14:22 - (SA)
Copenhagen - A taxi driver in Denmark bit off the tip of a 48-year-old man's finger in a brawl over how many people could fit in the cab, police said on Monday.
The dispute started on Sunday morning, when a group of five men hailed a taxi in downtown Odense, a city in central Denmark.
Police said things got out of hand when the 37-year-old driver insisted he could only take four passengers. It was not clear who started the fight, but the 48-year-old man claims he grabbed the driver by the collar after the driver acted aggressively and spat at him, police said.
The driver, who was bruised but not seriously injured, said the man grabbed him by the jaw with his left hand and punched him with other hand. The driver claims he accidentally bit off the tip off the man's ring finger in the commotion, police said.
The 48-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. None of the men were identified in line with Danish privacy rules.
Police were investigating but had not filed any charges on Monday.
- AP
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