Ex-surgeon and wife sue State over search

A retired orthopaedic surgeon and his wife are suing the State for trespassing over an early morning search of their home by gardaí seeking to interview their son about a fatal road accident.

Dr Eshwarprasadh Kessopersadh, 74, and his wife Patricia, 67, claimed in the High Court that they suffered shock, distress, and embarrassment after three gardaí wrongfully entered their home to arrest their son Roshen, 32, for the purposes of making a statement about the accident.

The Kessopersadhs claim gardaí did not have reasonable cause or a warrant to search their home at Springfield Drive, Templeogue, on Aug 11, 2004.