GSOC has found that a Garda featured in a video arresting a homeless man in Dublin city centre in March, did not use excessive force.
The Garda Ombudsman Commission decided to investigate the incident, which occurred on Henry Street on March 13th, after the video was widely shared online.
The investigation concluded that there was insufficient evidence of either a criminal or disciplinary nature - and any force used by the garda concerned in this incident was justified, lawful and proportionate under the circumstances and no more than absolutely necessary.
Lorna Lee Head of Communications at GSOC explains how the Commission came to the conclusion in this instance;
