It turned out that the taxi driver, who claimed that he had a knife to his throat and was robbed by African students, lied. The taxi driver gambled the money he claimed was stolen.
It turned out that Eray Şanverdi, who went to the police in Girne and said that an African customer had a knife to his throat, and that 11,500 liras of money had been stolen, lied.
In his statement, it was revealed that the suspect, who claimed that he took customers to Çatalköy at night, that an African person sitting in the back seat in a secluded and dark area, suddenly held a knife to his throat, and stole 11,500 liras from the taxi, lied, thanks to the analyzed footage.
Examining the addresses mentioned in the statement, the police determined that the suspect did not receive black customers and was not in Çatalköy at the time of the incident.
The suspect, who was arrested on charges of making false statements to the police and stealing, was brought to court and a warrant was issued for his detention for one day.
The police said, on 21.09.2022, the suspect made a complaint to the police that same ID found as a passenger in the commercial vehicle (taxi) in use at around 04:15 stole 11,500 TL cash kept in the vehicle.
He stated that, in the further investigation carried out after the incident came to the knowledge of the police, it was determined that the suspect committed public mischief by making false statements to the police.
Although no such crime had actually been committed, and that he spent the money belonging to his employer in the vehicle by gambling in a casino after being stolen by him.
The police demanded that the suspect be detained for one day, stating that the investigation is continuing and there are camera footage to be examined.