Racist thug who battered taxi driver with vodka bottle left his phone in his car

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A racist thug battered a taxi driver with a vodka bottle then left his mobile phone behind in the victim's car.George Liu, 32, unleashed a torrent of abuse after drunkenly reacting with fury to being told to pay his fare in advance.

As reported by the Echo, during the early hours assault, the dad then repeatedly struck the driver on the head and face with a makeshift weapon.A court heard on Tuesday how driver Nnade Uduji responded to a call for a pick-up from Corner Brook in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, at around 4.45am on February 6 last year.

Sarah Griffin, prosecuting, described how he parked up in the street before Liu approached his vehicle and knocked on the door while holding a bottle of vodka and a tumbler containing a quantity of liquid.Liu, from Wavertree in Liverpool, was told he could not enter the vehicle with a full glass, at which he took a swig of his drink before pouring the rest away and getting in on the rear passenger's side.

Mr Uduji then demanded that the customer pay up front - however, he refused and was asked to get out.Liu refused, instead telling him "you must drive black man" before going on to call the complainant an "old black man" as he became "angrier and angrier".Mr Uduji then called his office to report the issue - but Liu moved across the back seat and grabbed him by the shoulders demanding that he drive on.