BREAKING: Man to appear in court in connection with assault that blinded Limerick dancer

The man will appear before this morning's Limerick District Court sitting, April 29

Published 29th Apr 2026, 10:04 BST Updated 29th Apr 2026, 10:10 BST The man will appear before this morning's Limerick District Court sitting, April 29 Sign up to our Limerick Live newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know you can manage your profile, and explore all of the available newsletters from Limerick Live within your account.

A MAN in his twenties is to appear in court in connection with a serious assault that left a Limerick -based hip-hop performer blind in one eye.

A garda spokesperson stated: “The male in his 20s was arrested on April 28, 2026 as part of investigations into an incident of serious assault that occurred on Old Cratloe Road, Limerick city on 28th March 2026 has since been charged.”

“The male in his 20s is due to appear in front of the Limerick District Court this morning, Wednesday 29th April 2026 at 10.30 a.m.”

Tobi Omoteso alleged in a social media post that a man armed with a bat struck his car window which “exploded shards of glass, like tiny knives, and buried themselves deep into both of my eyes”. He said he faces “a long, agonising road of surgeries just to cling to a fraction of the vision I once took for granted”.

A Go Fund Me page was set up which has generated over €70,000 towards current and future medical expenses.

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The performer said he has lost an eye which he can never get back but is reassured that with the people he has in his corner there “will be a way forward!”.

Mr Omoteso writes in the Go Fund Me appeal that March 28 was “the day the world went dark”.

He said as he tried to leave his estate, a man sat waiting in a car at the exit.

“He was parked carelessly, tyres on the footpath, trapping traffic and creating chaos in an already small space with road works. After a brief exchange of gesture, something snapped in him. He chose me."

"He tailed me through the streets of Limerick, chasing me toward a well-known roundabout where he finally forced his way in front of me, swerving to cut off any hope of escape. I watched, paralysed, as he stepped out of his vehicle wielding a wooden bat,” he claimed.

Mr Omoteso alleged the man began to beat his car with a bat.

“Then he struck and shattered the driver’s side window with the wooden bat which exploded shards of glass, like tiny knives, sprayed across my face and buried themselves deep into both of my eyes," he claims.

The street dancer said he is now facing "a long, agonising road of surgeries just to cling to a fraction of the vision he once took for granted".

“The damage is not just physical, it is permanent. My iris was sliced in half and had to be meticulously stitched back together. I am battling an onset cataract and a ruptured lens capsule, both of which must be surgically removed.

“I am currently facing the first of four major emergency operations. Even if every single procedure is a success, I will never see the world clearly again, which ultimately affects my job, work, dance, social interaction and confidence.”

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