'I blamed myself that Robbie was dead and I didn’t have a scratch': Garda awarded damages for trauma after colleague's death

Donegal-town-based Garda Joanne Doherty said she would never forget the night she and Robbie McCallion were investigating a car theft when he was run down by a driver attempting to escape the scene.

A young garda, who saw her close friend and colleague, Garda Robbie McCallion, mown down by a car thief in Letterkenny and was in hospital with him a fortnight later when he died, has been awarded €18,000 damages for post-traumatic stress injuries she suffered afterwards.

Robbie McCallion. Picture Garda Síochána Donegal Facebook page.