Two gardaí begin trial for assault on teen

A young Dublin man has alleged two gardai repeatedly kicked him while he was handcuffed behind his back, leaving him with a damaged kidney.

Leon Sutcliffe, 21, told a jury that one garda kicked him in the ribs when he got on the ground and put his hands behind his head, instead of behind his back as he had been ordered. He said once his hands were cuffed behind his back he received multiple “very hard” kicks to his body and one to his face.