Former boxer receives suspended sentence for breaking bus driver’s nose

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Anthony Fitzgerald, 32, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Toufik Slali during a road rage incident on North Circular Road on November 18, 2014. The court heard that Fitzgerald struck Slali, fracturing his nose; Fitzgerald’s barrister said he denied headbutting or punching him and had struck him with an open hand.

Judge Melanie Greally suspended a three-year prison sentence on condition Fitzgerald keep the peace. She noted he had not offended since the incident and was volunteering as a boxing coach. The court also heard he had 31 previous convictions, including assault and weapons offences, and 23 road traffic convictions; he had been disqualified from driving for 10 years.