Charges – Robbery with violence, Mooloolaba
A 24-year-old man has been charged following the assault and robbery of a taxi driver this week in Mooloolaba.
At around 1.30am on Monday, a 27-year-old Maroochydore taxi driver was parked on Walan Street when the man allegedly threw a bottle at the vehicle. The man then allegedly struck the diver in the face when he got out of the taxi before continuing to assault him.
It will be further alleged that the man stole an amount of cash from the taxi driver.
A 24-year-old Mooloolaba man has been charged with one count of robbery with violence whilst armed.
He will appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.
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