Garda says he did not see colleague punch man in head

A garda has denied that he saw a colleague punch a man in the head during an incident which left five officers injured.

Naoise Ó Conarain, aged 22, of Redwood Lawn, Kilnamanagh has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting gardaí Andrew Quinn and Fiachra Molloy causing them harm at his home on March 10 2013.

The soldier, stationed at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines, also denies charges of assaulting gardaí Ross Foy, Kevin Keane and Simon Butler on the same date.