Tourist left with glass in his face after attack

Two American tourists were viciously assaulted by a group of youths after trying to stop a robbery, a court has heard.

When the attackers threw glass bottles the tourists attempted to get into taxis to escape but the “drivers didn’t want to know about it”, a garda told the court.

One of the victims, Garth Russell, is a stockbroker in New York. He suffered permanent facial scaring and still has glass embedded in his face. The court heard his career has suffered greatly because he no longer meets with clients due to his scar.