A man and a woman tried to stab an elderly taxi driver before stealing his car in a brutal late night attack in South Dublin.
The incident happened on Avonbeg Road in Tallaght with the man suffering minor injuries and his female passenger left terrified.
The thugs fled with the car before it was later found burnt out in Brookview estate, Dublin Live reports.
The 73-year-old victim was treated in hospital for his injuries.
The sickening attack was one of a number of incidents in Dublin on Friday night as another driver was attacked by three teenage girls in Coolock.
The taxi driver had just dropped off a customer in the Clongriffin area shortly after 10:30pm when the three hooded thugs jumped into the back of his cab.
Three hooded teenage girls armed with large knife attack taxi driver in north Dublin
The alert cabbie demanded that the girls pull down their hoods, telling the trio that he wasn’t going anywhere unless they did.
At that point one of the women pulled out a large knife and threatened the man, who quickly got out of his taxi.
The armed woman then jumped in front of the car, and a struggle ensued in which the taxi driver managed to get the blade off the girl.
However, the brave driver suffered cuts to his hands in the attack, while the three teens fled.
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Gardai were called and immediately began hunting for the thugs.
They said in a statement: "Gardaí are investigating the attempted hijacking of a car on Bridge St, Clongriffin, Coolock.
"The incident occurred on the 4th April 2019 at approximately 10.30pm. Three females in their teens allegedly threatened the taxi driver and attempted to take the car.
"The females left the scene on foot and the man received a minor injury to his hand. No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing."
