Taxi driver accused of stealing passenger’s cash

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday placed a taxi driver on $125,000 bail, after he was charged with stealing over half a million dollars from a passenger.

Faizal Mohammed, of Tuschen Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, is alleged to have stolen $585,000, from Goupanand Singh.

The two men are known to each other, Prosecutor Stephen Telford told the court, adding that Singh frequently uses Mohammed’s taxi. According