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Two men and a woman charged after taxi driver stabbed in Chorley

Updated: Feb 10, 2025



Three people have been charged after a taxi driver was attacked and stabbed in Buckshaw Village, police have confirmed.


Officers were called to Holland House Way at 9.49pm on Wednesday, 5th February, following reports that a driver had been threatened, assaulted and stabbed in the arm.

Two men, aged 37 and 45, and a woman, aged 31, were arrested nearby.


Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Phillip Dookie, 45, of no fixed address, Dominic Colapinto, 37, of Mayflower Crescent, and Stacey Tickle, 31, of Holland House Way, were charged with robbery.

Dookie was also charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a knife or sharp-bladed article in a public place.


All three were remanded in custody and appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on 7 February.


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