Gardaí regularly assault homeless, says priest

GARDAÍ in four Dublin stations are regularly assaulting homeless people, Fr Peter McVerry a leading campaigner on behalf of the homeless claimed yesterday.

Fr McVerry urged the new Garda Inspectorate to investigate complaint patterns which he says will identify gardaí guilty of frequent assaults on the homeless.

Fr McVerry said allegations of assault on the homeless while in custody repeatedly involved the same personnel.