Det Supt 'used reasonable force' when striking ex-Garda over head with baton after high-speed chase

Jury agreed majority verdict after four-and-a-half hours of deliberation in the civil trial of Det Supt Rory Sheriff

The jury found that Det Supt Sheriff used reasonable force in executing the arrest of ex-Garda John Bowe in apprehending him in a field outside of Bunclody, Co Wexford, in 2014 after an 'extreme' high-speed car chase.

A jury has found that a Detective Superintendent used reasonable force when executing the arrest of a former Garda whom he struck over the head with his baton after an "extreme" high-speed car chase in rural Wexford in 2014.

It was the second civil trial of Det Supt Rory Sheriff in four months after a civil jury failed to reach a conclusion last November.