‘I had five attempted suicides’: Majella Moynihan speaks about her treatment by An Garda Síochána

A former Garda who became pregnant ‘out of wedlock’ by another member of the force in 1984 spoke about the "horrific abuse" she suffered.

‘I had five attempted suicides’: Majella Moynihan speaks about her treatment by An Garda Síochána

A former Garda who became pregnant ‘out of wedlock’ by another member of the force in 1984 spoke about the "horrific abuse" she suffered.

Majella Moynihan told RTE radio’s Today with Sean O’Rourke show that in the wake of her treatment by the force she tried to commit suicide on five occasions.

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