€156k award for assaulted garda

A garda who was kicked and punched in the head while attempting to arrest a known drug user was yesterday awarded almost €156,000 compensation.

Mr Justice Bernard Barton said during a Garda Compensation hearing in the High Court that Garda Louise Lordan, aged 41, was still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and would need to be treated for continuing dental repairs.

In a reserved judgment, he told barrister Aidan Walsh that the court accepted Gda Lordan, of Kilmore, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, remained vulnerable and still suffered from depression.