2026-02-03
'Unjustifiable': Garda who spear-tackled 'skinny' teenager is jailed
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Sentencing Lorcan Murphy today, Judge Codd acknowledged that he is willing to engage in restorative justice but noted the victim does not want to wish partake in the programme. She said there was "much to say by way of mitigation" for Murphy but said the case has "met the threshold for custodial sentences".