Teen cleared in Ballymun garda assault case

A teenager who claimed he spent the night "watching movies and smoking cannabis" has been cleared by a jury of involvement in a melee in Ballymun which resulted in two gardaí being removed to hospital.

Seán McMullen (aged 19), of Coultry Gardens, Ballymun was found not guilty by the jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following just 60 minutes deliberation.