Taxi driver ‘would not have argued’ over a fare

FRIENDS of the taxi driver who died following an assault after picking up a late night passenger have said he would never have put his life in danger by arguing over a fare.

The death of Moses Ayanwole on Wednesday afternoon, two-and-a-half days after he was injured, has left his family and acquaintances devastated and baffled.

Mr Ayanwole, a 41-year-old father of one, was rushed to hospital after collapsing by his taxi in Dublin city centre just after midnight on Monday. Witnesses reported seeing him punched in the head by a man who left the scene.