By Gemma Mullin for MailOnline Peter Williamson admitted assaulting taxi driver with his walking stick after fearing he was late for opera An opera lover beat up a taxi driver with his walking stick because he thought he was going to ‘miss a performance of Puccini’. Peter Williamson, 69, flagged down a cab while he was on his way to see the open air opera in Holland Park, west London and told the driver he would need to stop for cash. A court heard the retired doctor became irate with driver Kevin Johnson, fearing he was late and shouted: ‘Where are we you f*****g c***’.
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Peter Williamson, 69, hailed a taxi on his way to open air opera in London
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He told driver Kevin Johnson he would need to stop for cash but got angry
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Williamson shouted 'where are we you f*****g c***' after fearing he was late
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Mr Johnson stopped taxi by cash point but Williamson walked past machine
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He got out to point him in right direction but was struck on head by stick
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Williamson admitted assault in court today and will be sentenced next month
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‘They got almost parallel with the cashpoint machine and the victim turned around to check Dr @placeholder was coming with him.