Man attacked garda he mistook for a 'skinhead'

A man who attacked an undercover garda with a baton after mistaking him for a "skinhead" mugging his teenage brother has been given a three years suspended sentence and fined €6,000 by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Vincent Lawless, aged 30, of Clanbrassil Close, Clanbrassil Street, pleaded guilty to assault and possession of a weapon on September 20, 2003.