Gardaí plead not guilty to assaulting man in his home

A man who claims he was assaulted by two gardaí in Co Meath has told Trim Circuit Court he thought he was going to lose his life during the incident.

William Sheils told the court yesterday the two gardaí had let themselves into his home in the middle of the night and attacked him when he confronted them.

The court heard the evidence at the start of the trial of Sergeant Michael Jordan and Garda Alan Coates, who are based at Ashbourne Garda Station and have pleaded not guilty to assaulting Mr Shiels causing him harm contrary to section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act at Tara Lawns, Ashbourne, on the night of Apr 26, 2009.