Serious assault charge, Edmonton

Cairns detectives have charged a man following investigations into the serious assault of a taxi driver this morning.

At around 5.40am, the 71-year-old taxi driver was travelling along Thompson Road when he was forced to stop due to a group of people blocking the street.

It will be alleged that the man opened the driver’s door, struck him multiple times to the head and face before fleeing.

An 18-year-old Bentley Park man has been charged with one count of serious assault of a person over 60.

He is due to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on April 17.

The taxi driver was transported to hospital in a stable condition with multiple facial injuries and has since been released.

Investigations are continuing.

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