Metal baseball bat used in attack on garda

A garda suffered swelling and bad bruising to his head, and had his left eye swollen shut, after being subjected to a ferocious beating with metal baseball bat.

The male garda underwent a CT scan on his head in hospital and, while his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, the extent of the damage is not yet known.

Later, in an attempt to arrest the suspect behind the attack, another garda was bitten in the leg by a dog.