Irish-born NYPD detective cut with meat cleaver

An Offaly-born off-duty NYPD detective has been released from hospital in New York after being struck in the head by a man with a 28cm cleaver.

Irish-born NYPD detective cut with meat cleaver

Brian O’Donnell , who has been living in the US since the 1990s, suffered a 15cm gash from his temple to his jaw after he tackled Akram Joudeh at around 5pm on Wednesday.

Joudeh, 32, who has numerous previous arrests, was shot in the region of 18 times by police officers after flying into a rage when he tried to remove a clamp from his car which had been illegally parked near Penn Station in Manhattan.

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