A taxi passenger who cheated death on camera at the hands of a machete-wielding gang, in shocking footage which went viral, is now languishing in a Californian jail over an alleged plot to steal £125,000 in cryptocurrency.
Bilal Charles, who the Daily Mail previously revealed was the subject of the frenzied cab attack in Rainham, Essex, two years ago, now faces trial and up to 15 years in a US prison if convicted.
Footage at the time showed Charles – himself armed with a knife – slashed in the face and arm by at least three knifemen, one of whom shattered a back
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