Gardaí put towel around man’s face to stop spitting

A man who had just attacked his partner at their home would not stop spitting at gardaí who arrived at the scene — so much so that they put a towel around his face in an effort to stop him.

Sergeant Tom O’Halloran gave evidence yesterday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court of the aggressive behaviour from Artur Szklarczyk, aged 38, where the accused pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting his former partner and three counts of engaging in obstructive behaviour with gardaí.