Taxi driver accused with stabbing a motorist makes court appearance
Mthuthuzeli Sikhweza, 28, from Philippi handed himself over to police on Monday after returning from the Eastern Cape.
He appeared on two charges of attempted murder and reckless and negligent driving, however, the matter was postponed to July 25 for a formal bail application.
Footage of the violent attack which occurred on June 26 at the intersection of Canon and Voortrekker Road in Maitland went viral last week and shows Mthuthuzeli, who is associated with the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and driving the Gugulethu-Maitland route, appeared to have stabbed 28-year-old Zain Pandey multiple times.
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