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Teenager ‘celebrated attack like footballer’ By LIAM HEYLIN A TEENAGER chased a homeless man through Cork city on a Saturday afternoon, knocked him to the ground, kicked him in the head, stamped on his head, broke his nose and some teeth, then celebrated like he was playing football, it was alleged yesterday. Garda Brian Maher made the allegations at Cork District Court where a juvenile was charged with assault causing harm and endangerment, whereby he created a substantial risk of death or serious harm to another person. The injured party in the case is a 30-yearold homeless man. The accused, aged 17, was arrested in the presence of his mother and brought before the juvenile hearing of Cork District Court. Garda Maher outlined the background to ● Continued on page 4
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CCTV plea for cabs after vicious attack CORK taxi drivers say they need better safety measures in their cars after a vicious attack on a driver in the early hours of yesterday.
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John Ford, a cabbie with ABC Taxis, suffered substantial facial injuries including a suspected broken eye socket in the assault and robbery. The popular driver collected two men at the Patrick Street taxi rank at around 4am and took them in the direction of Dublin Hill, where he was attacked, robbed and dumped on the side of the road after his car was stolen. Badly injured, he managed to make his way to Blackpool Garda station where an ambulance was called. The car, a green 2011 Toyota Avensis, was later discovered crashed near Kinvara. Robert Lynch, a friend of John and member of Cork Taxi Council says such attacks further their argument that drivers need government
DAZZLING at the Hope Foundation Lunch in the Maryborough Hotel, Cork, yesterday were Lisa Marie Jordan, Sylvia Phelan, Tara McCarthy, Mary Crotty and Susan Forrest. ● More pictures next week Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/ Provision
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support to upgrade cabs to protect drivers. The council is lobbying the Minister for Transport for subsidies to enable the installation of CCTV cameras and safety screens. “Drivers are worried, especially those working late or very early,” he said. “When something like what happened to Johnny happens it affects everyone as we all know each other. “Johnny is a buddy of ours. He’s a terribly nice man. We hope he gets over this and comes back to work.” Gardaí at Watercourse Road station are investigating the incident and calling upon any witnesses who may have seen the two men in the area of the Thorndale Estate to come forward. Witnesses can contact the Garda confidential line on 180 666111 or Watercourse Road Garda Station on 021 4558260.
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