A garda, whose forearm was injured by a colleagueâs tie pin as she assisted him in breaking up a fight, has been awarded â¬12,000 damages in a Garda compensation hearing in the High Court.
Barrister Maria Lane, counsel for Garda Nadine Keane, said that as she helped another garda restrain two men involved in a fight outside Ennis Courthouse, her colleagueâs tie pin caught her right forearm and caused her a serious injury.
Ms Lane, who appeared with OâGorman Solicitors, told Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty that Garda Keane had been taken to Ennis General Hospital after the incident and had her arm wound closed with 13 seri-strips.
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