Man charged with robbing Kent cabbie after multi-destination journey around town

Jul 8, 2020

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Robbery charges have been authorised against a man who is accused of stealing money from a taxi driver in Chatham. Lee Miller is alleged to have taken a small quantity of cash from the victim in Bryant Street at around 10.30pm on Monday 29 June, after previously being driven to several different locations in the town.

The 41-year-old was also charged with attempting to a rob a woman who was sat in a vehicle, parked in Chatham High Street, earlier on the same evening.

Mr Miller, of Chatham, appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 1 July. At the hearing, he was remanded in custody and will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday 29 July.

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