Valentin Ticu awarded €49,000 after wrongful arrest

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Valentin Ticu was awarded €49,000 damages by the High Court after findings of assault and wrongful arrest, reported on 5 December 2014.

The case arose after Garda David Maguire removed Mr Ticu from a Dublin Bus at the junction of Kimmage Road and Sundrive Road in Dublin.

Mr Justice Michael White found the arrest wrongful and the assault established, while dismissing the claim of malicious prosecution; judgment was against the Garda Commissioner only.