Bus driver awarded €49k following assault by garda
Valentine Ticu, aged 38, of Palmerstown Drive, Dublin, claimed he was forcibly removed from his bus, arrested, placed in handcuffs, and pushed against a patrol car by Garda David Maguire in an incident after 11pm on October 4, 2011, at the junction of Kimmage Rd and Sundrive Rd, Dublin.
Mr Ticu sued the Garda commissioner and Garda Maguire for damages for assault, falsely imprisonment, and wrongful arrest. The claims were denied.
