Cork man accused of assaulting garda sent forward for trial

Accused punched arresting garda three times in the face, court heard

Court heard it took six gardaí to arrest accused and two officers had to deploy incapacitant spray.

A book of evidence was served on a Cork man accused of assaulting a member of An Garda Síochána during an alleged incident at a hostel in Cork in November.

Simon Quilligan, 31, appeared at Cork District Court by video link from prison. Sergeant John Kelleher said the book of evidence had been served on Quilligan’s solicitor, Diarmuid Kelleher, who received the book on the defendant’s behalf.