Man (40s) 'viciously' assaulted garda after disrupting flight to Dublin

Eva Osborne

A man aged in his 40s viciously assaulted a member of An Garda Síochána after gardaí attempted to engage with the disruptive passenger onboard a flight to Dublin.

On Tuesday morning, the captain and crew of a United Airlines flight travelling inbound from Newark to Dublin reported a disruptive passenger on board and requested the assistance of gardaí.

On arrival, gardaí attached to the Dublin Airport Garda Station boarded the aircraft and attempted to engage with the disruptive male passenger onboard.

Gardaí said the man then proceeded to viciously assault a member of An Garda Síochána.

O.C spray was deployed in an attempt to stop the sustained assault of a garda. The man fled the aircraft and was arrested a short time later.

He has since been charged with assault and offences under the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 2022.

He remains in Garda custody and is due to appear before Dublin District Court on Tuesday.

The Garda member who was injured during this incident is being treated at Beaumont Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.