A man police say repeatedly stabbed a taxi driver and drove away in the Bronx on Nov. 26 surrendered to authorities on Dec. 10, according to NYPD officials. Darin Dominick, a 56-year-old Bronx resident, turned himself in at the 43rd Precinct. He’s been charged with attempted murder, assault, harassment and weapons offenses.
The taxi driver – Osei Kusi, who came to New York City from Ghana eight years ago – remained hospitalized more than two weeks after the alleged attack, according to his family and the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers.
A criminal complaint alleges Dominick got out of a car at a red light near Randall Avenue and White Plains Road in Clason Point and knocked on Kusi’s window with a baseball bat. Kusi got out of his car and told Dominick, “I don’t want to fight you, I don’t want to fight you,” before falling to the ground, according to the complaint. Kusi said he then “felt an unknown sharp object repeatedly strike his torso, causing him to have multiple bleeding puncture wounds.” Dominick fled the scene and Kusi was taken to a hospital, where he received stitches and staples, falling in and out of consciousness. He is reportedly recovering well and can walk and talk on the phone.
Dominick’s attorney, Michael Discioarro, said in a text message his client denies wrongdoing.
The taxi federation said it had secured compensation for Kusi through a workers benefit fund.
Source: Gothamist
