Garda sergeant assaulted while bringing patient to hospital

A garda sergeant was treated in hospital in Cork last night after he was assaulted while helping colleagues to bring a young man to hospital for psychiatric treatment.

The incident happened around 6.30pm when gardaí from Gurranabraher Garda Station responded to a call from a family where a young man was experiencing mental health difficulties.

Gardaí arrived at the house and were about to convey the man to the psychiatric unit at the Mercy University Hospital when he became aggressive and scratched one garda and punched another.

A garda sergeant who was with the two officers went to assist them but the young man pushed him against a wall and the garda sergeant suffered injuries to his neck.

The young man who is in his mid-20s was restrained and brought by gardaí to the Mercy University Hospital where he was admitted for psychiatric assessment and treatment.

The garda sergeant who is in his late 30s was also brought to the Mercy University Hospital where he was treated for neck injuries before being discharged later last night.