Suspect cabbie wants out of jail
A man suspected of sexually assaulting two women while he was on duty as a taxi driver is seeking to get out of jail.
A man suspected of sexually assaulting two women while he was on duty as a taxi driver is seeking to get out of jail.
Lulzim Jakupaj is behind bars since his arrest in May, having been denied bail shortly afterwards.
However, in provincial court in St. John’s Tuesday, the defence requested a bail review. Prosecutor Dana Sullivan indicated the Crown is opposed to having Jakupaj freed from prison.
Judge Mike Madden agreed to set a date for a bail review, which would be held at Newfoundland Supreme Court. A date has yet to be scheduled.
Jakupaj faces three charges — two counts of sexual assault and one count of break and enter.
One of the assaults was said to have happened March 21-22 in Mount Pearl, while the second allegedly happened March 31 in Paradise. Jakupaj was said to have broken into a home in the capital city on May 21.
Jakupaj — who is originally from Kosovo — was committed to stand trial following a preliminary inquiry on the break and enter charge. A preliminary inquiry on the two sexual assault charges is set for October.