1:40pm Sunday 19th July 2009
By Andrew Napier
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with an alleged robbery of a taxi driver in a village near Winchester.
A group of around eight men is said to have attacked the 34-year-old driver after he took them from Basingstoke to Micheldever.
The gang repeatedly punched the victim before stealing his bank card, driving licence and £130 in cash.
The alledged attack happened between 11.30 and 11.45pm on Wednesday, July 8.
Initially police arrested a 22-year-old from Micheldever who was bailed unitl August 28.
Later two men aged 25 and 18, also from the Micheldever area, were arrested and bailed to the same date. A 21-year-old man from Berkshire was also arrested and bailed until August 28. All were arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Anyone with information should contact Det Con James Richardson at Winchester CID on 0845 045 45 45, or call the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
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