A Health Service Executive paramedic has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to assault causing harm to two women at an east Clare school five years ago.
At Ennis Circuit Court, 35-yer old Andrew Long of Carraig Dubh, Tobertaosceain, Ennis was on trial for the alleged offences after a jury of seven women and five men was sworn in yesterday.
A Health Service Executive paramedic yesterday pleaded ‘not guilty’ to assault causing harm to two women at an east Clare school five years ago.
At Ennis Circuit Court, 35-year-old Andrew Long of Carraig Dubh, Tobertaosceain, Ennis is to on trial today for the alleged offences after a jury of seven women and five men was sworn in yesterday.
Before the jury panel, Mr Long replied ‘not guilty’ when arraigned in court on the charge that he assaulted Mary Nihill causing her harm contrary to Section Three of the Offences Against the Person Act on dates between January 1st and March 31st 2013 at Scariff Community School.
Mr Long also replied ‘not guilty’ when arraigned on the charge that he assaulted Elsie McMahon causing her harm contrary to Section Three of the Offences Against the Person Act on dates between January 1st and March 31st 2013 at Scariff Community School.
Counsel for the State, Philip Rahn BL told the jury panel that Mr Long is a HSE paramedic based in Clare while Ms Nihill is from the east Clare village of Tulla and Ms McMahon is from the south east Clare village of Broadford.
Mr Rahn said that other witnesses expected to give evidence include a witness from the Civil Defence, Roisín Maguire, a Mark Dixon who is a senior lecturer in the University of Limerick and Detective Garda Bernard Casey from Killaloe Garda Station.
The trial, before Judge Gerald Keys, is expected to be complete before the end of this week and evidence in the case will start today.
