A Dublin taxi driver is left with serious injuries and is out of work following an alleged assault in Clondalkin.
The incident which happened on Tuesday, January 3, left the 58-year-old man with life-changing injuries including a broken jaw on both sides of his face after he was allegedly repeatedly punched. It happened at the Boot Road at Newland's Cross.
It allegedly happened after a cyclist knocked the mirror off the taxi driver's car and when the driver got out of his vehicle to see what happened he was attacked and assaulted. After he dropped to the ground the alleged attacker continued to kick him in the head.