"A garda who spear tackled a handcuffed teenager and slammed him into the ground has been jailed for a year. Lorcan Murphy (32) of Pearse Street Garda Station had pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm under section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997. The incident occurred in Dublin's Temple Bar during Covid-19 restrictions."
"Lorcan Murphy (32) of Pearse Street Garda Station had pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm under section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997."
Lorcan Murphy, age 32 and attached to Pearse Street Garda Station, spear tackled a handcuffed teenager and slammed him into the ground in Dublin's Temple Bar during Covid-19 restrictions. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm under section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. He has been jailed for one year. The charge relates to causing harm by assault while the victim was restrained. The incident occurred in a public area during pandemic-related restrictions.
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