Taxi driver and boyfriend face 12 years for beating and robbing customer

Prague police have arrested a taxi driver and her boyfriend who they say have confessed to brutally beating and robbing a customer. A police spokeswoman said that the woman had physically attacked the passenger when he did not pay the full fare; she then took his telephone and drove to the home of her boyfriend who was waiting outside with a club and severely beat the passenger. The victim suffered serious injuries requiring several weeks in hospital. Due to that fact, the attackers could face up to 12 years in prison.