Sergeant feared losing a finger in assault on three gardaí at West Cork DP centre

A female officer was swung 'to and fro' by her hair.

Three gardaí were assaulted, including a sergeant who feared he would lose his finger and a female officer who was swung by the hair, during a violent episode at a direct provision centre.

Sgt Alec Butler said he had been trying to handcuff Nkosiyapha Mguni, 26, during the disturbance at the Clonakilty Lodge in West Cork in April last year, when Mr Mguni pulled his hand forward during an altercation in a hallway.