HALIFAX — The retrial of a former Halifax taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his cab begins in provincial court this week. Bassam Al-Rawi in Halifax provincial court on Feb.9, 2017. The retrial of the former taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting his female passenger begins Monday, after the original acquittal was overturned last year. ( File / StarMetro )Bassam Al-Rawi is set to appear in Halifax provincial court on Monday for the start of a five-day trial that will deal with allegations he sexually assaulted a female passenger in his cab in the early hours of May 23, 2015. The timeline of events leading to this week began with Al-Rawi’s original two-day trial in early February 2017, before Judge Gregory Lenehan in Halifax provincial court.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 20:48 UTC