Corkman jailed for obstructing drug search claims gardaí 'violated' him

Kelvin Higgins was also convicted of assaulting a Garda by striking his head backwards onto their forehead.

Gardaí said Kelvin Higgins was so aggressive he had to be handcuffed and put in a personnel carrier and that he kicked out in the back of the van throughout the journey to the garda station. File photo

A young man who denied obstructing a drugs search complained in his trial that gardaí violated him and he brought a complaint to the Garda Ombudsman.

Judge Marian O’Leary convicted Kelvin Higgins of obstructing a drugs search at Gurranabraher garda station and sentenced him to four months in prison.