2022-06-17
Brothers 'were trying to butcher me like an animal': proud garda tells court
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: At a sentence hearing today, Gda Murphy told the court there was "no doubt in his mind" he would be dead now if it weren't for the assistance of emergency service colleagues from Dublin Fire Brigade, who pulled Lee Quinn away from him moments after the knife-wielding attacker had slashed the officer across the head. "I'd like to thank members of the Dublin Fire Brigade for saving my life and putting their own bodies between myself and two individuals who were trying to butcher me like an animal," he said as he read out his victim impact statement from the witness box. "The memory of the incide The hearing was adjourned to July 11, when it is expected both men will be sentenced.; The hearing was adjourned to July 11, when it is expected both men will be sentenced.