The teenager yelled at David Walker: 'I am taking your taxi for a drive. Do not f***ing grab me.' He then repeatedly punched the cabbie, who tried to block the blows.
The then 16-year-old turned on victim David Walker - and when others told him he had killed the cabbie, he replied: "Good".
The teenager - now 17 and cannot be identified due to his age - is now in custody after he pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge at the High Court in Glasgow today. He will be sentenced in the New Year.Mr Walker was a driver for Cumbernauld-based Central Cars. He had picked up a man, who did not pay the fare and fled to a house in Johnston Avenue in Kilsyth, also in North Lanarkshire.
Mr Walker was dragged across the road as the thug threatened to stab him. He tried to escape to his taxi, but was followed to his motor. He ended up on the ground bleeding and the thug booted him another two or three times. He requires "ongoing specialist input" including from an occupational therapist, physiotherapist and clinical psychologist. He has also been unable to work.
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