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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 23432Assault

Garda allegedly pays criminal €300 to attack female colleague's home

A Garda officer in a Leinster station is under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Unit for allegedly paying a low-level criminal €300 to throw a brick through a female colleague's home window, and for allegedly leaking sensitive information to the criminal.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested28 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA brick was thrown through a window of the female officer's home in a Leinster town. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man in the taxi told the driver to wait, came back a few minutes later, and told him to drive off. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe fare was a low-level criminal and small-time drug dealer from the same town. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe officer is being investigated by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationDetectives secured CCTV footage from a nearby house and identified a taxi in the area at the time of the attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe taxi driver confirmed he was asked to bring a man to the estate where the female officer lives. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationDetectives raided the criminal's house and found a secret phone with voice notes. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe garda is suspected of leaking sensitive information to the criminal, an offence carrying up to five years in jail. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe case has been handed to the Dublin-based ACU. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe maximum sentence for leaking information to a criminal is a €50,000 fine and up to five years in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe officer has been suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe officer is likely to be sacked but could also face criminal prosecution and jail time. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Dec2022
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda allegedly pays criminal €300 to attack female colleague's home

    First detailed report of the corruption investigation, revealing how the criminal was identified via CCTV and a taxi driver, the discovery of a secret phone with voice notes warning him to leave, and the criminal's claim of being paid €300 by the garda.

    victim, femalesuspect, malesuspect, male