Mocked taxi-driver bit off man’s thumb, trial hears

A taxi-driver allegedly bit off part of a man’s thumb after a group of passengers started laughing about his name, a trial has heard.

Lookman Kareem, of Glenvara Park, Knocklyon, pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm to Darren O’Connor and of assaulting Noelle Donohue at Rathmines on December 22, 2013.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday that Mr O’Connor and his girlfriend Ms Donohue were in Dublin city for Christmas drinks when they caught a taxi to Rathmines in the early hours of the morning. Two of Ms Donohue’s sisters, Stacey and Helena Donohue, were also in the taxi.