Drug addict spat blood into faces of gardaí

Sergeant Kirsten Summers said that when Gda Gerard Whelan opened the van, Dillon Harris lunged forward and spat “blood, phlegm and saliva” into the two men's faces. He then said he had AIDS.

A recovering drug addict who spat blood and saliva into the faces of gardaí and a paramedic three years ago has received a fully suspended prison sentence.

Dillon Harris (24) had crashed a stolen car into a wall after encountering gardaí. He recovered from being dazed, then became aggressive and had to be restrained in handcuffs.