Paramedic denies sex assault on volunteer

A paramedic told gardaí that he used a choke manoeuvre with his girlfriend during sex in an intimate setting without knocking her out.

At Ennis Circuit Court, the 34-year-old denied using a choke manoeuvre on a female volunteer of the Civil Defence in the back of an ambulance in February 2013.

He also denied to gardaí all allegations of sexual assault against the 24-year-old Civil Defence volunteer.