Garda stabbed and beaten by gang in Ballinteer

A garda was beaten about the head and reportedly stabbed in the leg by a gang of men when he tried to arrest an individual in relation to a suspected stolen car.

The garda was rescued when colleagues in a patrol vehicle saw what was happening and went to his aid.

The victim is understood to have suffered a stab wound to one of his legs and blacked out from blows to his head.