Pair refused bail after being charged over 'ferocious' attack in Temple Bar

Accused believed man was a drug dealer who had sold heroin to a girl, and he used his MMA skills because he thought dealers were killing people every day

Court heard that the pair had been staying in a hostel in Dublin 7, and CCTV tracked them walking from Liffey St to Cope St, Temple Bar, on the southside. File picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photo

An MMA fighter and a chef have been refused bail after appearing in court charged with a "ferocious" unprovoked attack in Dublin's Temple Bar last week that left a man fighting for his life.

The injured male, who remains in a critical condition at Beaumont Hospital, was discovered on Cope St in the early hours of Wednesday morning after being punched, kicked to his face and body, and having an e-scooter dropped on his head.