New York taxi crash: Plumber who saved British tourist Sian Green's life 'sacked over heroic act'

25 Sep 2013 18:55

David Justino used his belt as a tourniquet after a cab hit Sian Green and says he has been laid off due to publicity surrounding the incident

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The plumber who saved a British tourists life after she had her foot sliced off by a New York taxi claims he was sacked from his job over his heroic act.

David Justino, 44, used his belt as a tourniquet after an out-of-control cab hit Sian Green last month.

He was hailed a hero by the 23-year-old and medical staff, who said the plumbers actions had saved her life.

But now the 44-year-old is struggling to pay his bills after being laid off from his job as foreman of a plumbing company working in the famous Rockefeller Centre subway station.

He said: I lost my job for saving this girl.

All that commotion, my boss had enough of it and decided it would be better to fire me.

"I think I would have been better off doing heroin than being a hero.

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