A 21-year-old Townview man was arrested Sunday morning after being charged with allegedly assaulting a taxi driver and stealing her vehicle in Mount Isa around 4am.
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The 32-year-old female driver attended a taxi rank on Miles Street where she was flagged down for a fare by a male customer. She transported the man to a number of locations before being directed to an address along Duchess Road.
As the taxi slowed down the man allegedly grabbed the steering wheel and jumped across to the driver’s side of the vehicle, demanding the victim’s money and phone.
The man allegedly took the items before punching her in the face.
The woman complied and the man allegedly fled in the stolen taxi southbound along Duchess Road. The victim walked 1.5 kilometres before flagging down a passing motorist for assistance.
The man was arrested a shortly after 8.40am and charged with robbery with violence, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, driving a vehicle unlicensed and possessing dangerous drugs.
