'Very serious' assault had left taxi driver with fractured cheek, Cork court told

The judge refused jurisdiction saying it was too serious and was a matter for trial by judge and jury

After picking up the accused at Kent Station, the taxi driver then went as far as Mitchelstown before being asked to go to Bishopstown where the assault is alleged to have happened. File picture: Denis Minihane

A taxi driver was allegedly attacked by one of his passengers in the Bishopstown area and left with facial injuries, including a fractured cheek.

The Director of Public Prosecutions decided that the case was suitable for summary disposal at district court level but the judge disagreed and said it was too serious and was a matter for trial by judge and jury.