Man who pointed BB gun at taxi driver's head says driver 'couldn't take a joke'

A raider who pointed a BB gun at the head of a taxi driver then claimed to gardaí it was a practical joke and the driver had overreacted, a court has heard.

During the attempted robbery Frank Rowan managed to overpower Paul Evans (36) and take the firearm off the raider. Evans repeatedly ran at Mr Rowan and demanded the gun back until the driver struck him on the head with the gun.