Garda convicted of assaulting teenage boy in Temple Bar four years ago

Lorcan Murphy, 32, of Pearse Street Garda Station, had pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm in 2021

The assaults on the then 17-year-old took place on Essex Street, Dublin 2, and Pearse Street Garda Station on June 1, 2021. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins

A garda has been convicted of assaulting a teenager in Temple Bar four years ago following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Lorcan Murphy, 32, of Pearse Street Garda Station, pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm under section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.