Yusuf Eroglu, 38, knifed Aydin Dag after he travelled to St Andrews to confront the Shawarma House owner over unpaid debts.
Police were called to Shawarma House in St Andrews in November 2023(Image: Fife Jammer Locations)
An Edinburgh private hire driver who stabbed a takeaway owner has had his licence revoked.
Yusuf Eroglu, 38, knifed Aydin Dag after he travelled to St Andrews to confront the Shawarma House owner over unpaid debts.
An Edinburgh Council committee agreed on Tuesday that his licence to drive a private hire vehicle in the city would be stripped away with immediate effect.
As reported by Edinburgh Live, Eroglu is currently serving a 42-month sentence at HMP Low Moss following the street attack.
Following the attack, which took place on November 7, 2023, the father-of-two left his victim seriously injured.
The incident took place at St Andrews Shawarma House(Image: Google Maps)
Inspector Copeland of Police Scotland told the committee on Tuesday Eroglu was ‘no longer a fit and proper person’ and felt due to the nature of the incident he should no longer hold a licence.
He told members: “On November 7, 2023, at a takeaway in St Andrews he stabbed the victim several times with a knife. He was found guilty in July and sentenced to 42 months in August. Due to the incident, which involved a weapon, he is no longer fit to hold a licence.”
No further questions were raised, and the committee felt it was an ‘open and shut’ case.
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Eroglu, previously of Harewood Crescent in the Craigmillar area, seized the victim by his neck and repeatedly stabbed him on the body during the terrifying ordeal. His injuries were found to be potentially life-changing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said at the time: “Officers were made aware that a 33-year-old man was the victim of a serious assault which happened outside a takeaway premises on South Street in St Andrews at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, November 7.
“The victim was taken to hospital where he remains receiving treatment. Officers are following positive lines of enquiry and believe this to be a targeted attack.”