AWOL army trainee punched taxi driver three times in face

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The late night assault left the taxi driver with facial injuries.

A Tipperary man who was absent without leave (AWOL) from a trainee post in the Irish army attacked a taxi driver in Cork by punching him three times in the face during a late-night violent incident.

The assault on the taxi driver occurred in Bishopstown when the accused and another man were travelling as backseat passengers.