Gardaí accused of assault on man in his home

Four gardaí have gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for allegedly forcing their way into a flat without a warrant and beating up a male occupant.

Gardai Sean O’Leary, Eoin Murtagh, Alan Conlon and Claire Delaney have pleaded not guilty to forcing entry to a Basin Street Upper premises, entering as trespassers and assaulting Owen Gaffney causing him harm on February 17, 2008.