10 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 LEICESTER MERCURY

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Thieves rob taxi ❚❙ Money to pay for cancer mum’s private treatment
driver and drive GRATEFUL: Kate and
her fiancé Paul Dhillon

away in his cab with daughter Ivy, soon

after she was born

POLICE are hunting two thugs who robbed a taxi

driver and drove away in his car early yesterday
mor ning.
The driver was targeted by two men as he collec-
ted a fare at an address in Elgin Avenue, New
Parks, Leicester, shortly before 3am, police have
said.
The men threatened the 50-year-old driver with
what are believed to be knives and told him to
hand over his mobile phone.
The driver was then told to get out of the taxi, a
Toyota Prius, and the men drove off in it.
Police said the driver was not injured.
The car was later recovered in Gooding Avenue,
at the junction with Redmarle Road, Braunstone,
a short while later.
SUSPICIOUS
Detective Constable Krupa Parmar said: “The
car can be driven without keys, which the driver
didn’t hand over.
“It can only be driven for a short time without
the keys, which is when the suspects abandoned
it in Gooding Avenue.
“I would like to speak to anyone who may have
seen or heard anything suspicious in Elgin Aven-
ue, Gooding Avenue, Redmarle Road or the sur-
rounding areas at the time of the incident.”
One of the men, who was believed to be the front
seat passenger and drove the taxi, is white, 5ft
8ins or 5ft 9ins, in his early 20s and of slim build.
He was wearing a red top and black trousers.
Contact Det Con Parmar on 101.

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Good try, Manu! Tigers star

Funds drive for Kate

announces on social media
that fiancee has given birth
SEE PAGE 14

hits £100,000 target

SCENIC 5 DAYS
SCOTLAND £244
COACH BREAK TO SCOTLAND
A fund-raising campaign to help a
new mum with terminal cancer
have private treatment to extend
her life has hit its £100,000 target.
Kate Geraghty, 34, was told previ-
ously that a tumour at the base of
LOCH ACHRAY HOTEL TripAdvisor her skull could not to be removed
LOCH LOMOND NATIONAL PARK with surgery.
Even if it physically could, she
TUESDAY 8 TH MAY would have a low quality of life fol-
lowing the operation.
BY JACOB JARVIS
It has raised £102,326 at time of
writing.
In a message passed on to the Mer-
cury, Kate and her fiancé Paul Dhil-
lon, 35, said: “We are astounded
and extremely grateful to have
been given the opportunity to ac-
cess medical treatment which
would have been beyond our
means without this incredible ef-
fort.
“We can’t thank enough our
lovely friends and family and the
thousands of other people who
have helped us. The generosity and
support have come from so many
people from all walks of life.
“Despite what we often hear in the
media we have seen how kind,
caring and positive people really
can be. This has given us the hope
we need to keep trying to do
everything we can to make the best
of this tough situation.
“We hope everyone knows we ap-
preciate every single bit of sup-
port.”
There is still a range of fundrais-
ing events in place, to support Kate
further, including meals, raffles
and gigs.

Another scan then showed that
A 5 day break staying at our Loch Achray the cancer had spread further.
Ten days ago, a fundraising page
Hotel including a circular tour of Loch was set up to help her fund immun-
Lomond including a cruise, Pitlochry, otherapy to give her more time
with her four-month-old daughter,
Killin, a cruise on the Firth of Forth and a Ivy.
visit to the “Kelpies”.
TOUR INCLUDES
4 nights half board. Nightly entertainment. Excursions. Woman, 21, scarred for life after being glassed
PICKUP FROM A YOUNG WOMAN has been perman-
.GKEGUVGT)TQD[/CTMƒGNF%QCNXKNNG#UJD[&G.C ently scarred after she was at-
Zouch, Swadlincote, Burton on Trent, Uttoxeter tacked with a bottle or glass in a
nightclub.
The 21-year-old was injured in the
LOCHS.COM Kelso, in Ward’s End, Loughbor-
ough town centre, between 2.20am
01389 713713 and 2.30am on Wednesday, March 1.
LOCHS & GLENS HOLIDAYS, SCHOOL ROAD, GARTOCHARN, G83 8RW Leicestershire Police said she was
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Despite what we often hear in the media we have For more details on the plans visit
seen how kind, caring and positive people really can
the Fundraising for Kate page on
Facebook and look under the
be. This has given us the hope we need to keep trying to do events tab.
everything we can to make the best of this tough situation To donate to the fund, search for
“rebecca-storer” at:
Kate and her fiancé Paul justgiving.com
struck in the face with a “glass ob- who saw what happened. This at- and it is important that they come
ject” during a student event at the tack has had a significant psycho- forward.”
venue. logical impact on the victim. A 20-year-old woman from Lough-
Det Con Chris Richards, the in- “This was a serious and unpro- borough was arrested in connec-
vestigating officer, said: “This was voked assault which has left a tion with the incident. She has
a busy student event where lots of
people were present.
young girl with permanent scar-
ring.
been released from custody but re-
mains under investigation.
“I’m in no doubt that there will “Somebody within the student Contact Det Con Richards at
have been people in the nightclub community knows who did this Loughborough police on 101.