Post by acnedriver on Jun 3, 2023 9:14:38 GMT
A Belfast taxi firm has terminated the employment of a driver over a video which shows him with a suspected firearm.
Police have said they are investigating the circumstances of the video.
In the video posted on social media, a driver for FonaCab points what appears to be a gun at another man in the front passenger seat of his car.
At one point the driver hits the other man in the face with it.
The footage appears to have been taken from a dashcam inside the taxi.
The BBC has identified the location in the background as a car park in Holywood, County Down.
In a statement, FonaCab told BBC News NI it was made aware of dashcam footage of an incident involving a FonaCab driver about 23:00 BST on 31 May.
"The driver was identified and called this morning to present at the earliest opportunity/ASAP to FonaCab Head Office, at which time he was interviewed and his relationship with FonaCab immediately terminated," it said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-6578087510:14 03/06/2023
Police have said they are investigating the circumstances of the video.
In the video posted on social media, a driver for FonaCab points what appears to be a gun at another man in the front passenger seat of his car.
At one point the driver hits the other man in the face with it.
The footage appears to have been taken from a dashcam inside the taxi.
The BBC has identified the location in the background as a car park in Holywood, County Down.
In a statement, FonaCab told BBC News NI it was made aware of dashcam footage of an incident involving a FonaCab driver about 23:00 BST on 31 May.
"The driver was identified and called this morning to present at the earliest opportunity/ASAP to FonaCab Head Office, at which time he was interviewed and his relationship with FonaCab immediately terminated," it said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-6578087510:14 03/06/2023