Robbery Charge, Manunda (Cairns)
Cairns detectives have charged a man following investigations into the serious assault of a taxi driver in Manunda this afternoon.
It will be alleged around 4.45pm, the 65-year-old male driver stopped his taxi on Cochrane Street and requested his male passenger exit the vehicle.
The man then allegedly struck the driver in the face several times.
The driver managed to exit the vehicle, at which time it will be alleged that the man then stole the taxi, driving it away from the scene.
Police located the taxi in Mooroobool a short time later and the man was taken into custody without further incident.
A 28-year-old Bentley Park man has been charged with robbery with violence and is due to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on April 5.
The taxi driver was transported to Cairns Base Hospital in a stable condition with severe bruising.
Investigations are continuing.
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