Taxi driver attacked in East Kilbride for refusing to let thug open can of beer in cab

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A taxi driver was attacked after refusing to let one of his passengers open a can of beer. Brendan Cadden was warned this week he was lucky not to be jailed for his part in the “unsavoury” incident in East Kilbride.Cadden, 34, of Draffen Tower, Motherwell, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted assaulting cabbie Mohammed Riaz in Churchill Avenue, East Kilbride.Co-accused Christopher Downs, 37, of Avonhead, High Whitehills, had his not guilty plea to the charge accepted.An allegation that one of the men had a knife was dropped.The incident happened in April 2018.

The driver suffered no significant injury.Mr Riaz had picked up the two accused and another man. At one point Cadden asked if it was OK to open a can, but the driver said