"The van driver told the court he had arrived to buy a coffee when Tamar approached him “swearing and shouting with expletives”. “I genuinely thought he was joking at the start,” he told the court. The driver said he had “never seen anyone so angry in that situation”. He said Tamar later pointed a high-pressure power washer directly into his face while continuing to shout abuse. He said Tamar shouted, “I am tiger, I am tiger” during the confrontation."
"“I fell to the ground with him on top of me. He proceeded to punch me in the face, my ears and my body”, the victim added. A friend of the van driver told the court that Tamar was “very angry about something” from the moment she arrived. She described seeing him point the power washer at the driver before punches were thrown. She added: “I only went in for a coffee.”"
"Another customer said he tried to physically pull Tamar away from the coffee truck owner during a second altercation but added: “No matter what I tried to do, it didn't seem to have any effect.” Garda Colm Walsh told the court that he arrived shortly after 1.15pm and saw Tamar throwing “at least three” punches through the window of a car while the driver tried to deflect the blows."
"The court heard Tamar later told gardaí he had thrown hot tea at the coffee truck operator and struck him. Giving evidence through a Persian interpreter, Tamar claimed he had acted in self-defence and said he was trying to stop the van driver from leav"
A dispute over where a Mercedes Sprinter van parked near a coffee truck beside a car wash business led to an altercation on March 4, 2022. The van driver said he arrived to buy a coffee and was approached by Tamar who was swearing and shouting. The driver alleged Tamar pointed a high-pressure power washer into his face while continuing to shout abuse, then punched him after he fell to the ground. A friend and another customer described Tamar as very angry and saw the power washer used before punches were thrown. A Garda arrived shortly after 1.15pm and saw Tamar throwing multiple punches through a car window. Tamar later told Gardaí he had thrown hot tea and struck the operator, and he claimed self-defence.
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