Cork garda injured during violent assault at apartment in Cobh awarded €91,000

Court heard assailant 'went berserk' when garda and a colleague called to carry out a bail check and spat into his eyes and mouth and started to punch and kick him

Garda was diagnosed by a psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder, for which he was prescribed antidepressants and sleeping tablets and also attended 36 counselling sessions.

A Cork-based garda has been awarded damages of almost €91,000 for injuries sustained during a violent assault lasting 10 minutes while checking a suspect was observing his bail conditions.

The High Court ordered compensation totalling €90,813 to be paid to Garda Shane Gray under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022 over the incident at an apartment in Cobh on February 17, 2021.