Cork taxi driver struck by hammer and bottle during robbery, court told

Cork taxi driver struck by hammer and bottle during robbery, court told

It was alleged in Cork District Court the taxi driver was struck with a glass bottle in the head and that a second man hit the victim with a hammer.

 A taxi driver was struck on the head with a bottle by one passenger and struck by another man in the car with a hammer as he was robbed of €350 cash and the vehicle's dash-cam.

These were the allegations made by Garda John Barry as he objected to bail being granted to Evan Crean.

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