Taxi robbery - man due in court

Police were called to reports a taxi driver had been robbed on Saturday

A man has been charged after a taxi driver was robbed in Manchester.

Philip Phythian (aged 29) of Lowgill Walk, Gorton is charged with robbery.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today (Monday).

At around 6am on Saturday, April 4, police were called to reports a taxi driver had been robbed in Gorton.

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