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| Taxi driver set alight by thieves | Taxi driver set alight by thieves |
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| A taxi driver suffered mild burns to his head and face after being set on fire by two men who were trying to steal his takings. | A taxi driver suffered mild burns to his head and face after being set on fire by two men who were trying to steal his takings. |
| Douglas Hall was injured as he went to collect a fare in Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire on Friday night. | Douglas Hall was injured as he went to collect a fare in Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire on Friday night. |
| Police said he was approached by a man who demanded cash. After a scuffle, a liquid or gas was squirted in his face and set on fire. | Police said he was approached by a man who demanded cash. After a scuffle, a liquid or gas was squirted in his face and set on fire. |
| Two men have been arrested in connection with the incident. | |
| Description of the men Man one: white, aged between 20 and 30, 5ft 9in to 6ft tall, quite well built, dark stubble on his face, wearing a grey hooded top with pouch pockets and a logo on the left chest, dark jogging bottoms. He smelt of intoxicants and had a cockney accentMan two: thinner than man one, wearing a grey hooded top. He had an English accent. | Description of the men Man one: white, aged between 20 and 30, 5ft 9in to 6ft tall, quite well built, dark stubble on his face, wearing a grey hooded top with pouch pockets and a logo on the left chest, dark jogging bottoms. He smelt of intoxicants and had a cockney accentMan two: thinner than man one, wearing a grey hooded top. He had an English accent. |
| Police in the town said Mr Hall had received a call requesting taxi to collect a fare from Cellar Hill off Pill Road on the outskirts of the town. | |
| Driving a green Ford Mondeo, Mr Hall said when he arrived at the location he was approached by a man who demanded his money. | Driving a green Ford Mondeo, Mr Hall said when he arrived at the location he was approached by a man who demanded his money. |
| Ch Insp Ian Richards said: "At about nine o'clock in the evening a taxi was called to the Cellar Road area of Milford. | |
| "It is a location that is quite secluded and there were two males in the lane with hoodies. | |
| "One approached the victim and asked him to hand over his money." | |
| Mr Hall refused and got out of the car pushing the man backwards. | |
| It was then Mr Hall noticed another man standing on the other side of the road wearing a grey hooded top. | It was then Mr Hall noticed another man standing on the other side of the road wearing a grey hooded top. |
| "He was then squirted over the head and face with some sort of accelerant which he was able to put out with his hands," explained the police officer. | |
| "He was very lucky. He has been injured but no where near as horrifically as it could have been. | |
| "He is more shocked than hurt," he added. | |
| Police said the two men ran off past the Sir Charles Whetham pub towards the Rath area of the town. | Police said the two men ran off past the Sir Charles Whetham pub towards the Rath area of the town. |
| It is believed the incident had been premeditated. | |
| "It was clearly thought about but thankfully incidents of this kind are few and far between," added Ch Insp Richards. | |
| Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information about the incident to contact them on 0845 3302000. | Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information about the incident to contact them on 0845 3302000. |