Garda injured in Cavan attack discharged from hospital

Gardaí are appealing for anyone who knows anything about the assault or who have video footage in any format from the vicinity of Loughan House prison to contact them. Stock picture
The garda was discharged on Tuesday evening from Sligo General Hospital. He was taken there in the early hours of Monday morning after being assaulted and doused in petrol. Nobody has yet been arrested in connection with the horror attack and the injured garda’s colleagues were planning to interview him in a bid to establish the motive for the incident.