Mercedes driver 'stressed' after welfare cut must pay €2,000 after attack on other motorist

Victim in 'shock and pain' after he was attacked by the Merc driver, having just let him merge into 'bumper-to-bumper' traffic

Henrikas Savickas, aged 43, of Park West Pointe, Ballyfermot, Dublin, had denied assault causing harm to Gregory Murphy at Kevin St Lower on November 23 2024, but was found guilty at Dublin District Court. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk

A “stressed” Mercedes driver, angered by a social welfare cut, attacked another shocked motorist who had just let him merge into “bumper-to-bumper” Dublin city centre traffic, a court has heard.

Henrikas Savickas, aged 43, had denied assault causing harm to Gregory Murphy at Kevin St Lower, on November 23, 2024 , but was found guilty by Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court on Friday.