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21/05/2019
Pair Charged Over Taxi Robbery
A man and woman have been charged after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint in Belfast.
The incident happened in the Shankill Road area of the city in the early hours of Monday morning, 20 May.
The perpetrators fled the scene on foot after the robbery and were caught shortly after by responding police.
A 32-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have now been charged with a number of offences including robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
Both are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court this morning, 21 May.
(JG/CM)
The incident happened in the Shankill Road area of the city in the early hours of Monday morning, 20 May.
The perpetrators fled the scene on foot after the robbery and were caught shortly after by responding police.
A 32-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have now been charged with a number of offences including robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
Both are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court this morning, 21 May.
(JG/CM)
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