Jail for sex offender who assaulted garda while baby was being removed from his care

Garda Barry Purcell, said that in his 12 years in the gardaí, he never experienced such an assault or aggression.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2019 - 15:37

Fiona Ferguson

- Additional reporting by Isabel Hayes

A convicted sex offender who assaulted a garda who was helping social workers remove his baby from his care has been jailed for two years and four months.

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