A garda at the trial of seven men charged with falsely imprisoning TD Joan Burton and her aide said she genuinely felt she was going to be “crushed” by a crowd of water protestors in Tallaght two-and-a-half years ago.

A garda has told a trial she suffered “unbelievable” pain after getting a kick in the face at a Halloween bonfire and then rang for help as she was afraid for her colleagues’ safety.

The jury in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has been shown the blood-stained carpet from the accused man’s bedroom.