Garda smashes bottle over elderly womans head

Muahahaha

Seems there was lots of action in Temple Bar last Sunday with three Gardai on the piss and starting fights with bystanders. One of them threw a glass bottle at some men and missed, hitting an elderly woman, all caught on CCTV.

A Garda is being investigated after he was allegedly caught on CCTV hitting an elderly woman with a bottle he threw.

The Garda Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the incident in Temple Bar, Dublin, which also involved a pal of the cop being struck with a bottle.

The off-duty officer was with two colleagues at 1.30am on Sunday when the incident happened.

It is understood the three were play-acting on the street when the garda at the centre of the probe fell and banged his head.

It is alleged he got up and walked on alone, followed by his colleagues, when he was captured on CCTV crossing the street and shouldering a man who was standing with another lad.

A source said: “A row ensued, the cop in question picked up a bottle and fired it at one of the men. He missed and hit the elderly woman. He was also seen punching another fellow.

“One of the people who was with the garda ended up being struck with a bottle and suffered a broken eye socket . . . The incident is deeply disturbing and shocking.”

Disgraceful behaviour from a man whose job it is to know better. Luckily these bad eggs are in the minority but lets hope GSOC roots them out and that the elderly woman is okay.

Arcade_Tryer

Muahahaha wrote: »

Disgraceful behaviour from a man whose job it is to know better.

His job is to enforce the law. Not necessarily to know better.

smash

The best thing about reading this on mobile is the thread title with OP's name under it.

Smondie

Absolute thugs.

Witcher

OP had to add a little bit of his own spice to the thread title.

osarusan

Indo report is utterly different:

An investigation is under way into a violent incident in which a garda suffered serious facial injuries.

The Dublin-based officer, who was off-duty at the time, had a bottle smashed over his head.

GSOC, the Garda Siochana Ombudsman, is investigating the incident which happened in Temple Bar shortly before 1.30am on Sunday.

The garda suffered a fractured eye socket as well as injuries to his head and arm tendons during the incident on Fleet Street and needed hospital treatment.

Five men including the injured officer were allegedly involved in a confrontation that happened when a night out turned sour.

Two north inner city Dublin men were arrested at the scene, outside Gallagher's Boxty House.

They are aged in their late 20s and early 30s and both are well-known to gardai.

Sources said that during the course of the incident, a bottle was thrown by one of the men involved.

It missed its intended target and a hit a woman on the ankle.

Smondie

The magic bottle. Did it smash on the gardas head or the elderly ladies? Was there more than one bottle thrown?

Ted111

Be similar to the crazy bullet in the JFK shooting.

Smondie

Ted111 wrote: »

Be similar to the crazy bullet in the JFK shooting.

Instead of a grassy knoll, there was a nearby classy doll :pac:

tayto lover

How could both reports be so different?

Ted111

tayto lover wrote: »

How could both reports be so different?

Back and to the left.
Back and to the left.

the groutch

Reports from The Irish Sun & The Indo.
I choose to believe neither.

LeBash

If the OPs post is the correct one it wouldn't be justice if anything is done seen as if it was a scummer on the street, nothing would happen to them.

Avada

How many elderly women are there in Temple Bar at 1.30am? Outside Cougars maybe, but not Temple Bar!

Wigglepuppy

So he didn't actually go over to an elderly woman and strike her on the head with a bottle.

And also one of the lads with the guards got his eyesocket broken but that's tucked away at the bottom.

Alf Stewart.

the groutch wrote: »

Reports from The Irish Sun & The Indo.
I choose to believe neither.

Seeing as Broadsheet are saying pretty much the exact opposite of what Dennis O'Briens media outlet are reporting...

Makes it very difficult to decide what version is correct.

Broadsheet wrote:

A Garda is being investigated after he was allegedly caught on CCTV hitting an elderly woman with a bottle he threw.

The Garda Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the incident in Temple Bar, Dublin, which also involved a pal of the cop being struck with a bottle.

The off-duty officer was with two colleagues at 1.30am on Sunday when the incident happened.

It is understood the three were play-acting on the street when the garda at the centre of the probe fell and banged his head.

It is alleged he got up and walked on alone, followed by his colleagues, when he was captured on CCTV crossing the street and shouldering a man who was standing with another lad.]

Augme

tayto lover wrote: »

How could both reports be so different?

The reports aren't that different, just spun differently.

Atlantic Dawn

Hopefully the CCTV remains intact.

Junkyard Tom

As the oul fella used to say: Let he who doesn't live on a tiny ship inside a glass bottle cast the first stone.

Ted111

Avada wrote: »

How many elderly women are there in Temple Bar at 1.30am? Outside Cougars maybe, but not Temple Bar!

Well she did go out hoping some bloke would absolutely smash her

learn_more

Avada wrote: »

How many elderly women are there in Temple Bar at 1.30am? Outside Cougars maybe, but not Temple Bar!

They're actually 25 year old heavy smoking skangers.

ScumLord

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Makes it very difficult to decide what version is correct.

The language in the first article is very jovial.

He was also seen punching another fellow

I say good fellow, shall we have a bit of argy bargy on the ol' promenade?

Alf Stewart.

ScumLord wrote: »

The language in the first article is very jovial.


I say good fellow, shall we have a bit of argy bargy on the ol' promenade?

Is that your vay-hick-hill?

Birneybau

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Seeing as Broadsheet are saying pretty much the exact opposite of what Dennis O'Briens media outlet are reporting...

Makes it very difficult to decide what version is correct.

That's not Broadsheet, it's a quote from the Sun...on Broadsheet.

Alf Stewart.

Birneybau wrote: »

That's not Broadsheet, it's a quote from the Sun...on Broadsheet.

I stand corrected.

Missed that bit.

For Forks Sake

Birneybau wrote: »

That's not Broadsheet, it's a quote from the Sun...on Broadsheet.

Broadsheet have quite an anti-Garda bias at the best of times.

Alf Stewart.

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Broadsheet have quite an anti-Garda bias at the best of times.

Why do you say that?

Can't say it's a source I've ever taken much notice of, until they and dinny had their very public spat relating to his dodgy deals.

Phoebas

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Seeing as Broadsheet are saying pretty much the exact opposite of what Dennis O'Briens media outlet are reporting...

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Why do you say that?

Can't say it's a source I've ever taken much notice of, until they and dinny had their very public spat relating to his dodgy deals.

Denis O'Brien.

Everywhere....

Ruu

It was Begbie.

Agent Coulson

A slap on the wrist and suspended sentence for him like all the lads he has arrested over the years it's only fair.

HeidiHeidi

Phoebas wrote: »

Denis O'Brien.

Everywhere....

There should be an equivalent of Godwin's Law for him.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Muahahaha wrote: »

Seems there was lots of action in Temple Bar last Sunday with three Gardai on the piss and starting fights with bystanders. One of them threw a glass bottle at some men and missed, hitting an elderly woman, all caught on CCTV.



Disgraceful behaviour from a man whose job it is to know better. Luckily these bad eggs are in the minority but lets hope GSOC roots them out and that the elderly woman is okay.

Where does that say it hit her head.?
Op wants a story so he twists until he gets it.

maudgonner

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

There should be an equivalent of Godwin's Law for him.

DOBwins law, 'cause apparently DOB always wins.

Alf Stewart.

Phoebas wrote: »

Denis O'Brien.

Everywhere....

In fairness he does seem to always be in the right place at the right time.

(Especially when there's a FG govt, minority or not)