Two gardaí denied assaulting teen in GSOC interview, court hears

Two gardaí accused of beating a teenager and leaving him with a lacerated kidney denied the assault during their Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) interviews.
Gardaí Mulcahy and Brian O’Connor of Blanchardstown Garda Station have both pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to then 18-year-old Leon Sutcliffe on November 13, 2010 at Fortlawn Park, Blanchardstown. It was day six of the trial.