Gardaí examine video to identify referee assailants

GARDAÍ are examining video footage and are in contact with GAA officials to identify fans who assaulted a referee and a steward during chaotic scenes in Croke Park on Sunday.

Gardaí examine video to identify referee assailants

Footage from RTÉ cameras shows at least five spectators assaulting or man-handling referee Martin Sludden during a pitch invasion that followed the controversial end to the Leinster senior football final.

Garda sources said at least one spectator — whose face is clearly caught on RTÉ camera after punching the referee in the chest — could be prosecuted for assault.

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