Young man charged with racial assault after allegedly abusing and stealing taxi driver's car in Barnsley

A man has been charged after a taxi driver was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen.

Tyler Thompson, of no fixed abode, is facing charges of racially/religiously aggravated assault after the alleged incident on Saturday, October 24.

The 21-year-old allegedly assaulted a taxi driver while shouting racist remarks on Wombwell Road in Barnsley, before stealing his vehicle.

The driver is said to have suffered minor injuries.

Thompson has also been charged with occasioning actual bodily harm, robbery and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He has been remanded in custody until his next hearing at Sheffield Crown Court in November.

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