Army recruit found guilty of assault and false imprisonment of another in Limerick barracks

Private Philip McCarthy was also accused of trying to force the trainee to leave the Defence Forces

Judge Campion said he was satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that Private McCarthy had played an instrumental part in the group which confronted the victim in his room. File photo

A soldier has been found guilty of assaulting and falsely imprisoning a fellow recruit at a military barracks in Limerick last year in an incident in which he was accused of trying to force a trainee to leave the Defence Forces because of his poor performance.

A court-martial sitting in McKee Barracks in Dublin convicted Private Philip McCarthy of the false imprisonment of Trooper Jack Canty at an accommodation block at Sarsfield Barracks in Limerick on July 18, 2021.