Garda attacked by pit bull terriers

A 52-year-old Detective Garda hero was “ferociously and viciously” attacked by two pit bull terriers that were released against gardaí as they searched for drugs, a judge was told yesterday.

Det Garda John Leahy told a Garda Compensation hearing in the High Court that the incident happened in June 2008 while he was a member of the Divisional Drug Unit in Galway.

Mr Justice Bernard Barton heard that Garda Leahy and Garda Orla Keenan had been patrolling in a car when they noticed two known drug users around Wolfe Tone Bridge in Galway.