Garda sergeant tells wrongful arrest case remark about hitting girlfriend was 'off-the-cuff'

A garda sergeant has told the High Court when she told a man being arrested "you may hit your girlfriend, but you won't hit me", it was "an off-the-cuff remark and I meant nothing by it".

Sgt Theresa Phillips said she was "not proud" of what she said and it was "not advisable".