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Man charged with assault which left taxi driver and police officer seriously injured


Image credit : LEVC/Leicestershire Police remixed

A Leicester man has appeared in court following a serious assault which left a taxi driver and police officer with serious injuries.


Callum McDermott, 32, appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 25 August charged with:

  • One count of attempted murder

  • One count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) to a police officer

  • Two counts of assault on an emergency worker

  • One count of section 4a racially-aggravated public order

  • One count of section 5 racially-aggravated public order

  • One count of section 5 public order.

He has been further remanded into custody to appear before Leicester Crown Court on Monday 4 October 2021.


The charges relate to an incident on Saffron Lane, Leicester, on Monday 23 August, around 6.45am.

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