Gardaí were looking for prostitutes on Christmas night out, says attack victim

A 19-year-old has told a court he was assaulted by two off-duty gardaí who were looking for prostitutes during a Christmas night out in Limerick.

Gardaí were looking for prostitutes on Christmas night out, says attack victim

Luke Morrison claimed the officers tried to force their way into his home at Upper Cecil St in Limerick, and later assaulted him and his brother after asking where they could find prostitutes.

At Limerick District Court, Mr Morrison said he did not know if the apartment building where he lived was used as a brothel but he was aware “there had been a lot of bad press in the area” about prostitutes.

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