Taximan kills colleague over passengers

The police have confirmed that 35-year-old taximan Asif McPherson has been charged for the murder of his colleague Kemel Stewart after they got into a dispute over passengers. 

Dead is 37-year-old Kemel Stewart otherwise called ‘Jermey’, a taxi operator of Kintyre, Papine, Kingston 6.

It is reported that about 5:40 p.m. on July 6, 2022, McPherson and Stewart had a dispute over passengers. During which McPherson used a ratchet knife to stab Stewart in his chest before escaping in the area.

A report was made and an investigation launched; McPherson was subsequently arrested.

Following a question and answer session in the presence of his attorney, he was formally charged. His court date is being finalised.

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