Doctor found abrasions on man alleging assault by gardaí

A DOCTOR who examined a man alleged to have been assaulted by gardaí found abrasions on his forehead and nasal area and a bruise on his left bicep, a court heard yesterday.

The evidence was submitted to Waterford Circuit Court on the third day of the trial of gardaí charged with offences arising from an alleged assault on Anthony Holness, aged 38, on January 29 of last year.

Sergeant Alan Kissane, Sergeant Martha McEnery and Garda Daniel Hickey all deny assaulting Mr Holness, causing him harm, while Garda John Burke denies acting with intent to impede the apprehension or prosecution of another and acting in a manner tending and intended to pervert the course of justice.