A teenage girl who bit a garda and spat at two others has been remanded on bail pending a sentence hearing.
The 17-year-old girl pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the female garda at Blanchardstown station on a date in May of this year.
Dublin Children's Court heard she also admitted to being intoxicated to the extent she was a danger to herself and others, a breach of the peace and two less severe assaults on two male gardaí.Judge Paul Kelly heard she was carried out of a pub by family members before she began abusing gardaí. The court heard the teen spat at the two male gardai before being taken to the station and that she bit the female officer's right calf just as she was about to be released to her mother.
The injured garda told the court the teen"latched onto my right leg, breaking the skin". The garda received medical attention, but the wound got infected, and she was out of work for four weeks.The court was told the bite broke the garda’s skin and she was out of work for four weeks as a result. The teen, who has no prior criminal convictions, had her case adjourned to have a probation report ready for her sentencing next month.