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'I am tiger': car wash owner punched van driver, attacked coffee truck operator
Summary
A car wash owner who shouted "I am tiger" and attacked two people during a dispute over parking spaces at a south Dublin coffee dock has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to carry out community service. Ismail Tamar, 42, pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm and a public order offence. The court heard that the trouble began after a dispute over where a Mercedes Sprinter van had parked near a coffee truck adjoining Tamar's car wash business. The van driver told the court that Tamar approached him swearing and shouting expletives, and later pointed a high-pressure power washer directly into his face while continuing to shout abuse. Tamar was seen punching the van driver in the face, ears, and body. A friend of the van driver described seeing Tamar point the power washer at the driver before punches were thrown. Garda Colm Walsh told the court that he arrived shortly after 1.15pm and saw Tamar throwing punches through the window of a car.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'I am tiger': car wash owner punched van driver, attacked coffee truck operator. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm, along with a public order offence arising from an incident at Churchtown Car Wash and Valet on Braemor Road, Dublin 14, on March 4, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 4, 2022 Incident
- 2026-05-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of assault causing harm, along with a public order offence arising from an incident at Churchtown Car Wash and Valet on Braemor Road, Dublin 14, on March 4, 2022 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Judge King ordered Tamar to complete 120 hours of community service in lieu of a four-month prison sentence for the assault on the van driver, with the public order offence taken into consideration, subject to a suitability report. The judge also imposed a three-month prison sentence, suspended for one year, for the assault on the coffee truck operator, on condition the community service order is completed within 12 months".
Places mentioned
- Dolphins Barn Street
- Dublin
- Tallaght
- Tallaght District Court
- Churchtown
- Braemor Road
- Dublin
Topics
Public Order Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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