A security guard for a fast food outlet lost his job in a dispute over sick leave after he was attacked by a gang of youths, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A judge has ordered that a garda be found not guilty of assaulting a suspect despite comparing the incident to the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles.

A garda accused of beating a suspect following a high-speed chase used justified force according to colleagues who gave evidence at his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.