Man released under investigation after taxi driver racially abused
A 53-year-old man has been released under police investigation after a taxi driver was racially abused.
Dashcam footage captured a passenger abusing Wolverhampton-registered driver Abid Mustafa in his taxi.
West Midlands Police arrested a man on Thursday afternoon on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
On Friday morning, police said the man had been released under investigation.
The alarming incident happened on May 15 as Mr Mustafa, 39, was driving a customer home in Birmingham.
Shaz Saleem, chairman of the West Midlands Private Hire Drivers Association, says these types of incidents are normal.
Mr Saleem, from Dudley, has encouraged taxi drivers to report abuse by passengers to police.
