Alleged garda assault for court
Karen McGlinchey, whose sister, Adrienne, was a key witness before the Morris Tribunal into corruption among gardaí in Co Donegal, has sued Det Garda Noel McMahon, another central tribunal witness, the Garda Commissioner and the sState arising after an alleged assault by the detective in 1999.
The defendants had applied to the High Court to strike out Ms McGlinchey’s claim on grounds of excessive delay, but Mr Justice Daniel Herbert yesterday dismissed that application after finding the delay had not prejudiced the defendants’ right to a fair trial and the balance of justice favoured having the case proceed.
