A ride-sharing driver in Bucharest was attacked with a knife / The client was placed under preventive arrest

A ride-sharing driver was attacked with a knife by a client in Sector 5 of Bucharest after a conflict broke out when he asked the client to pay for the ride. The victim managed to escape and called 112, while the suspect was placed in pretrial detention for 30 days.

According to information obtained by Digi24, the driver was transporting two passengers, a man and a woman. During the ride, the man allegedly asked him to change the destination and take them to a pawnshop.

After they arrived at the destination, the driver allegedly asked the passenger to pay the fare. A conflict broke out between the two, and the client allegedly attacked the driver with a knife.

The victim managed to escape and alerted the authorities by calling 112. Police intervened, and the suspect was detained and subsequently placed in pretrial detention for the next 30 days.

According to the cited sources, this would not be the man's first problem with the law. He allegedly served a sentence for aggravated theft and was released approximately two months ago. Investigations are continuing to establish all the circumstances surrounding the attack.