Chinese garda translates Mandarin abuse for court

A Chinese national shouted insults in Mandarin at gardaí in Cork but one of the gardaí was also Chinese and was able to provide a translation in Cork District Court of the verbal abuse.

Garda Xiao Ma gave evidence in court yesterday during a bail application by the accused man whose first name and surname were given on the charge sheet as “Unknown Unknown”.

Garda Ma said the accused gave gardaí two different names and they could not be satisfied as to his identity.