Taxi driver chopped man who refused to work for him – court hears

A taxi driver was yesterday granted $150,000 bail by a city magistrate after he was charged with unlawfully wounding a man who refused to work for him.

Brought before Magistrate Judy Latchman, Mark Billy was accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Dexter Daly on August 19 at Festival City.

Billy, 47, pleaded guilty with explanation to the offence. He stated that on the day in question Daly approached him and tried to hit him, which caused him to back away from Daly.