Stricter penalties for people who vandalise defibrillators proposed

Stricter penalties for those who vandalise defibrillators are being proposed, following a number of incidents around the country where the life-saving devices were damaged beyond use.

In the most recent case earlier this week, a €2,000 defibrillator in Arklow town was pulled off a wall and smashed by a group of youths, who were caught on CCTV.