Driver pulled from her taxi after Carrigaline fare

A TAXI driver who picked up two young men and a woman in Cork city was pulled from her car near Carrigaline by one of the men who then drove off and later abandoned the taxi.

The driver, Faith Aturu, picked up the fare at Grand Parade at about 3am on April 7, 2010, Inspector Mary King told Cork District Court yesterday.

Ms Aturu was asked to drive to Carrigaline, where the young woman asked to be let out. The two remaining male passengers said they would pay the full fare.