THIS is the vile moment a passenger screamed racist abuse at a black taxi driver before punching him in a sickening attack.
The man leans towards the driver calling him a “n****r” and a “f***ing c***” before striking him twice.
He also takes off his seatbelt and claims to be a police officer as he continues to hurl racist abuse at the confused driver, who desperately tries to hold him back.
The man, who appears to be drunk, then gets out of the car – causing the driver to lock his doors and drive off without being paid.
He has now voluntarily handed himself into police in Ireland after the vile footage went viral on social media.
It was filmed in Dublin on Easter Sunday but only emerged at the weekend after being shared by Derek Devoy – founder of Taxi Watch, a suicide prevention service run by his drivers – to help identify the passenger in question.
He said he remembers bits of it, but he didn’t know how bad it was. And he can’t even stomach to look at the video, he’s absolutely disgusted with himself and very embarrassed
Derek Devoy
He told the Irish Mirror: “I hope [the suspect] definitely gets made an example of because I don’t want him getting a slap on the wrist, that would be an absolute kick in the teeth.
“I was sad for the fella [taxi driver] and I thought this f***er should be caught.
“Not one person identified him, nobody acknowledged who he was. Then he [the passenger] contacted me and said he woke up last Saturday morning and someone had sent him the video, a friend of his.
“He said he remembers bits of it, but he didn’t know how bad it was. And he can’t even stomach to look at the video, he’s absolutely disgusted with himself and very embarrassed.”
Derek met with the man, aged in his 30s, and took him to the police station himself where he made a statement.
Police confirmed he voluntarily attended the station but there is no update on whether he was arrested or released without charge.
A spokesman said: “A suspect in the case has presented themselves at a north Dublin Garda station and gardai are following a definite line of enquiry.”
