A garda who was viciously attacked by a man in a drunken rage feared he and two young children would die if he did not manage to eventually arrest the suspect following a 25-minute struggle.
The well-respected officer, who is also the Garda Representative Association’s rep for Sligo and Leitrim, said: "I have never experienced a person in such a violent rage, including in my time being attached to the Divisional Public Order Unit for 12 years. Garda Wims was dispatched to the incident on May 15, 2021 after being told that a man was attempting to break into a home in Enniscrone. The local patrol car was 62km away in Ballymote, dropping a prisoner off, meaning any back-up for Wims was 50 minutes away.
Flood refused to leave the house and as Wims attempted to arrest him. The garda was violently attacked. He was punched and elbowed repeatedly to his head, upper body, back and hips. The court heard he was knocked down by a car on that occasion. Garda Wims had to be given various medications to prevent infections and has severe back pain which continues to be treated.
His defence barrister said that his client is involved in what is similar to Wardship here, where he is getting compensation paid for the 2018 UK accident which will be managed by a legal team and a case manager here. Judge Keenan Johnson was also told the root of Flood's problems is alcohol but he's been sober since November last year.
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