Bolt International Taking Brutal Attack On Cab Driver ‘Very Seriously’ And Are Investigating How It Happened
The cab company which contracted a driver who suffered a horrific attack at the hands of a passenger in Mellieħa are investigating the incident.
“We are currently investigating this case further with fleet owners we regularly work with and have also activated our High Priority team,” Ryan Mahoney, CM for Bolt ridehailing, told Lovin Malta via a spokesperson.
“Bolt takes such behaviour of abuse and violence towards our drivers very seriously. We will offer our full cooperation with the police in their investigation and urge anyone with information about this incident to share it with the police,” he continued.
Malta has reacted in shock after bloody and graphic images of the driver, identified as Joseph de Celis, spread online. De Celis himself took to social media to explain what happened, saying he had been transporting a UK teen around 4am from Valletta to Mellieħa.
“During the trip, he began smoking and putting his foot on the dashboard, but I didn’t say anything as he was blind drunk and I thought something was about to happen,” he shared, before saying the man brought out a pair of brass knuckles and began landing blows for around “seven minutes” as all he could do was beep his horn.
Police have since arrested a 19-year-old and he is expected to be charged in court later today.
Bolt has been operating in Malta since 2017, going independent earlier this year after an agreement with TXF Tech ended. They recently added three new names to the expand their Malta brand – Ryan Mahoney joins as County Manager for Ridehailing, Kristian Kobescak as Country Manager for Rentals, and Kamran Samadli as Country Manager for Food.
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