Berlin Taxi Driver Charged with Robbery and Assault of Passenger

The 55-year-old driver allegedly attacked a passenger over a payment dispute, with prosecutors seeking a conviction and professional ban.

A Berlin taxi driver has been charged with robbery and bodily harm after allegedly assaulting a passenger during a payment disagreement.
The incident occurred in November 2024, when the passenger's bank card failed, and he proposed retrieving cash from his home to pay the €17 fare.
Prosecutors allege the driver punched the 31-year-old passenger multiple times, took his smartphone, and drove away with it.
The stolen phone was later located via tracking and discovered in the taxi's trunk by police during a search.
The driver denies the accusations, but prosecutors are pushing for both a conviction and a professional ban from driving taxis.