Manchester taxi operator charged after passenger robbed of iPhone 11
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November 14, 2022

Manchester taxi operator charged after passenger robbed of iPhone 11

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A taxi operator of Wint Road, Mandeville in Manchester has been charged with robbery with aggravation following an incident in St Andrew on Monday, October 31.

The taxi operator has been identified as 32-year-old Ramond Robinson.

Reports from the Half Way Tree police are that about 6:45 pm, a woman boarded a taxi with three men, including the driver, on board.

While travelling along Old Hope Road, one of the men brandished a firearm, held up the woman and robbed her of an iPhone 11 valued at J$95,000. The woman escaped without injury.

She reported the incident to the police and Robinson was taken into custody.

He was charged on Saturday, November 12 after being pointed out during an identification parade.

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