Cabbie charged for allegedly killing colleague in dispute over passengers
Published:Thursday | April 20, 2023 | 1:51 PM
Police have charged a St Andrew taxi operator with the murder of a fellow cab driver in Papine in July 2022.
He is 35-year-old Asif McPherson, otherwise called 'Barber', of Housing Drive in Kintyre, St Andrew.
The police say about 5:40 p.m on July 6, 2022, McPherson and 37-year-old Kemel Stewart, otherwise called 'Jermey', had a dispute over passengers.
During the fracas, McPherson reportedly used a ratchet knife to stab Stewart in his chest before escaping.
A report was made and an investigation launched and McPherson was subsequently arrested.
His court date is being finalised.
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