Garda who carried out 'protracted assault' on former wife awaits sentencing 

Trevor Bolger arriving at the Central Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to assaulting Margaret Loftus in 2012. Picture: Collins Courts

A garda who carried out a “protracted assault” on his then wife, who was also a member of the force, is to be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Trevor Bolger, aged 48, who was previously attached to Ballymun Garda Station, pleaded guilty to assaulting Margaret Loftus on October 25, 2012.