Man who assaulted taxi driver jailed for 16 months

Jason Collins, with an address at Lefroy House, Dublin, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to rob the taxi driver and one count of assault causing him harm at Bluebell Avenue, Dublin on May 15, 2018.

A young man who attacked a taxi driver and tried to rob his car when he was 16 years old has been jailed for 16 months.

Jason Collins (now aged 19) is currently serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for a similar attack on a taxi driver, in which his older brother wrapped a phone charger cable around the driver's neck while Collins rifled through his pockets.