Animal rights protester alleges assault by circus employees

GARDAÍ are investigating claims that a 76-year-old Co Wexford woman was assaulted by circus staff.

The woman has lodged a formal complaint with the gardaí alleging she was assaulted by two male members of staff of a circus that is touring the South East.

Prominent animal protection worker Babs Mooney claims she was wrestled to the ground with her arm held behind her back, that she was kneed in the back, verbally threatened, and that her bicycle was damaged.