Garda's 'shock' at presence of detective found at address searched under warrant

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Sinead Warren at the High Court on Thursday. File picture: Collins Courts

A retired detective has told the High Court of his "shock" upon discovering a garda in the bedroom of a woman's apartment while armed officers executed a search warrant in a burglary investigation.

The High Court is hearing a case taken by Sinead Warren, who lived at an address on Reuben St, Dublin 8, in 2016, when gardaí searched the apartment and found her long-term partner, Detective Garda Joseph Kavanagh, present in a bedroom.