An off-duty garda suffered a serious head injury after he was assaulted by a group of teenagers while returning home from a night out in Limerick at the weekend.
The Co Galway based garda was struck in the face and hit his head on the ground after he was attacked at 3.30am yesterday in the St Patrick’s Road area of Limerick.
He was returning home from a night out with his wife when the couple were approached by a group of teenagers.
It is understood the victim, who is in his 20s and based in Gort, was in Limerick for the weekend visiting his wife’s family.
He suffered a fractured skull in the attack, and was being treated at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick yesterday. Detectives do not believe the garda was targeted because of his occupation and investigating officers have described the incident as unprovoked.
“This man was returning from a night out with his wife when without provocation, they were confronted by a number of youths,” a Garda spokesman said.