Teen taxi driver still in critical condition
A TEENAGE taxi driver who was hit by a car while arguing with customers is still being treated in intensive care at Lefkoşa Dr Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital, more than three weeks after the incident happened.
Ozan Polat, 19, remains in a “critical condition” after being seriously injured in Gönyeli at around 3.20am on September 8, Lefkoşa District Court was told earlier this week during the latest hearing regarding the case.
He suffered a fractured skull and two brain haemorrhages after being hit by a car allegedly driven by Afeez John Oyofo, who it is said fled the scene but was tracked down by police on the same day.
Police sergeant Ozan Avcı told the court that the “part of the investigation that the suspect could influence” has been completed.
Sergeant Avcı emphasised that Oyofo had “no driving licence, was speeding, was reckless and uninsured” when the incident occurred, and that he also has “no legal status” in the TRNC and requested that he be remanded in custody pending trial.
Judge Nil Elodie Çeliker ordered Oyofo be remanded in prison for a period not exceeding 40 days.