Taxi driver guilty of sex assault on student in cab

A taxi driver who sexually assaulted a student two years ago after she fell asleep in his cab will be sentenced at Limerick Circuit Court today.

Abdul Mannan, aged 39 of Rhebogue Meadows, Limerick, a native of Bangladesh, denied assaulting the student in Limerick on Feb 7, 2011, when driving her home from a night out during Rag week.

A jury found him guilty by a 11/1 majority verdict.