[MyPaper] Cabby in the dock over 'date' with passenger
INSTEAD of taking his female
passenger home as requested, a taxi driver took her to a remote
place for a "date", Shin Min Daily News reported.
The 42-year-old passenger -
who was not named - said the driver, who is in his 30s, picked her
up from a nightclub in the wee hours on Monday.
He chatted with her non-stop,
she said, and while they were on the Central Expressway (CTE), he
said he had alcohol in his taxi and suggested that they go for a
drink.
He then drove her to Yishun
Dam without her consent. Worried that he might harm her, she
decided to alight and play along. Meanwhile, she messaged her
friends for help.
"He took out two bottles of
beer, but I took only a sip," she told Shin Min.
Later, he put his arm on her
shoulder and pulled her cheek towards him, she said. She blocked
him with her hand and insisted on going home.
She made a police report, and
the driver is due to be charged today.
