'Gardai face assaults on daily basis'

GARDAI are being assaulted on a "daily basis" a representative has said.

- BY PAUL HEALY

This paper reported this week how brave Garda Gary Murphy told he was lucky to escape with his life when drug dealer Gerard Forte struck him with a meat cleaver as he searched his house in Co Roscommon in December 2023.

The shocking facts of the case were unveiled for the first time during a court hearing on Tuesday - in which Garda Murphy spoke about his belief Forte was trying to kill him that night.