Shocking moment two women attack taxi in a racist rage and call the driver a P***

Two women have been caught on camera smashing the inside of a taxi before launching a racist tirade at the driver.

Lucy Shann, 29, and Abbie White, 18, from Hull, subjected driver Ako Swara to racist abuse, including calling him a p**i, and caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to his cab in the early hours of the morning on February 17. 

At Hull Magistrates Court Shann admitted to using racist language but White said she could not remember what she said. 

Both pleaded guilty to racially aggravated criminal damage.    

One of the women, Abbie White, gestures towards the window of the taxi before shouting into Mr Swara’s camera

Footage captures the women throw taunts at the taxi driver and become violent after refusing to pay the cab fare

Speaking after the court case, Mr Swara said he wanted to quit the trade after more than eight years as a driver

The hackney carriage driver had picked up the pair from Hull city centre at around 4am before taking them to their intended destination.

However, according to prosecutor Laura Wickens, upon arrival the women ‘refused to pay the fare’, leading to Mr Swara locking the doors and driving them to Osborne Street Police Station. 

After being subjected to the racist abuse, Mr Swara said he wanted to quit his profession. 

Speaking at Hull Magistrates Court, prosecutor Laura Wickens said: ‘They refused to pay so the taxi driver locked the doors and as a result, the two became abusive.

‘They called him a p*** and accused him of kidnapping them before getting their phones out to call the police. The taxi took them to the police station where they were arrested.’

Mr Swara, who has a camera installed in the back of his taxi for safety purposes, captured this footage of the women kicking against the door and the floor of the cab.

Footage shows White and Shann sitting in the back of the taxi calmly before Shann begins stamping on the floor of the cab.

The women are caught on camera being aggressive after Mr Swara locks the doors of his cab

The women are taken to Osborne Street Police Station where they are arrested by officers

She then gestures towards the window of the taxi and bangs on it before seemingly shouting into Mr Swara’s camera.

White then again kicks out at the door of the taxi before Shann follows suit. 

Further footage shows White continuing to remonstrate with the driver before once again forcibly booting the door of the taxi.

The pair were dropped off at Osborne Street Police Station before being arrested by officers. 

Cousins Lucy Shann (left) and Abbie White (right) told Hull Magistrates Court they had thought they were being kidnapped

Both women pleaded guilty to racially aggravated criminal damage and were told to expect community orders as punishment

In an interview, they admitted causing damage but both said they feared the taxi driver was kidnapping them. 

Instead of sentencing the pair at Hull Magistrates Court on March 28, it was decided they would be dealt with in a month’s time at the same court.

Shann, and White, both from east Hull, were granted unconditional bail and will appear before Hull Magistrates Court again on April 26 to be sentenced.

They were told to expect community orders as punishment by the magistrate. 

Speaking after the court case, Mr Swara said he was quitting the trade and told Hull Live: ‘That was the final straw and it made me not want to do it any more after eight or nine years of being in the trade.’