Waterford Garda Sergeant convicted of perverting the course of justice and assault

The case centred round the assault of a prisoner in Waterford Garda Station

At an earlier sitting of the court, Sgt Doyle strongly rejected an allegation that he had assaulted a prisoner in his 20s in Waterford Garda Station (pictured) on March 9, 2022, after the man had been arrested on suspicion of committing an assault at about 6am that day that left another man in hospital. File photo: Patrick Browne

A Waterford-based Garda Sergeant with 28 years service has been ordered to complete 80 hours community service in lieu of four months in prison when his case concluded at the local District Court on Friday having been found guilty of assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Sgt William Doyle, based at Waterford Garda Station, was convicted of both charges when he came before Judge John O'Leary having pleaded not guilty at a previous sitting of the court. The case was taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions on foot of an investigation by the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission