Cork man sprayed liquid from syringe into garda's face during attempted rescue

Gardaí were responding to a report of a man threatening self-harm at an apartment

A prison sentence of two and a half years with the last 12 months suspended was imposed at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

 A garda trying to save a man from self-harming or taking his own life forced his way into a bathroom but was sprayed in the face and eyes with brown/red liquid from a syringe and now the culprit has been jailed for 18 months.

“This was an assault using a syringe. The guard was only there to assist you and to stop you from taking your own life. Gardaí are entitled to go about their duties without risk of serious illness and assault,” Judge Helen Boyle said at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.