Daniel Robinson, 25, of Pump House, Albert Road, Queensbury, admitted assaulting Halifax cabbie, Mohammed Rafiq in July. The driver needed 12 stitches.

Robinson was ordered to pay £1,500 compensation, fined £200 and told to pay £100 costs.

Recorder James Goss QC stressed he was sentencing Robinson for recklessly striking Mr Rafiq.

He said: "The prosecution accepts this was not a deliberate punch."

He said the case against Robinson was a far cry from how it had started out and should be dealt with in financial terms.

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