Arrest over Ballinasloe circular saw incident that left family 'traumatised'

Arrest over Ballinasloe circular saw incident that left family 'traumatised'

Video footage circulating on social media shows a man using a circular saw and threatening Dr Raheel.

Gardaí in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, have confirmed that one arrest was made following an incident in which members of a family were left "traumatised" by a man allegedly attempting to cut through the front door of their house with an electric saw in an apparent attempt to evict them.

The man has been arrested for an alleged offence contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997 and is detained at a Garda station in Co Galway under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

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