A garda was dragged onto the bottom, “kicked within the face” and “choked” throughout a avenue arrest in Dublin, a court docket has heard.
ech help employee Daryl Coyle (32), with an tackle at Meath Avenue, Dublin 8, was charged with legal harm, resisting arrest, violent behaviour in a garda station, and public order offences on Friday evening.
He appeared earlier than Choose Patricia McNamara at Dublin District Court docket on Saturday.
A bail listening to was advised {that a} pub on Meath Avenue had known as gardaí after Coyle allegedly got here in shouting at patrons.
Gardaí interacted with him outdoors when it was claimed he “grabbed” a male garda and dragged him to the bottom and “kicked him within the face inflicting him accidents”.
The court docket heard {that a} feminine garda was kicked on her hip, and Mr Coyle allegedly “choked” the officer nonetheless on the bottom.
Pub workers intervened within the incident, and the accused was arrested. Nonetheless, Choose McNamara heard prices that he continued to be abusive when taken to Kevin Avenue garda station and urinated on a cell door.
CCTV proof was obtained, and there would possible be additional prices, the court docket was advised.
Defence solicitor Sean Lacey requested the court docket to notice his shopper had a everlasting tackle, a secure job and no warrant historical past. He added that Mr Coyle would abide by any circumstances the court docket imposed.
He has not but indicated a plea.
Choose McNamara stated the accused had the presumption of innocence, and he or she needed to be involved with the chance of him turning as much as court docket.
Granting €200 bail, she imposed circumstances to signal on as soon as weekly at a garda station, present gardaí with a telephone quantity on which he should be contactable always, and stay sober.
Choose McNamara granted authorized support and remanded him in custody pending lodgement of the bail cash.
She adjourned the case pending instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions about doable additional prices.
He didn’t tackle the court docket and can seem once more subsequent week.