MMA fighter & pal on Temple Bar assault rap

AN MMA fighter and his pal are due in court today charged over a Temple Bar assault that left a man fighting for his life.

- BY PAUL HEALY Crime Correspondent

This paper has learned that gardai managed to recognise the suspects as they walked around the Dublin area last Friday.

It came after officers had earlier managed to obtain CCTV footage of the horrific attack on Cope Street in the heart of Temple Bar at 12.30am last Thursday.

The footage showed both attackers, one of whom was wearing a distinctive flat cap as they brutally kicked, punched and stamped on the victim's head, before one of them dropped an e-bike on his neck area as he lay lifeless on the street.