Posted by A FEMALE Garda was spat at, bitten and punched during a vicious assault in the early hours of yesterday morning.
A thug also attempted to strangle her by forcing his forearm around her neck at a property in west Dublin.
The Garda’s male colleague was injured during the incident too.
The suspect remains in custody this morning after being arrested at the scene in Finglas.
The female Garda has 18 months experience while the male cop is only in the job for a short period.
The pair were called to a house and were targeted by a man after arriving there in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The female Garda was punched in the face and spat at.
As well as trying to strangle her, the attacker pulled her finger back in an effort to break it.
He then bit her forearm drawing blood after he was restrained.
Detective Garda Mark Ferris, who is the Garda Representative Association’s Dublin west rep, branded the assault as “vicious and cowardly”, adding that such violent attacks on frontline Gardai are happening far too often.
He told the Irish Sun: “It should be condemned by all right‑thinking people.”
He added: “Both are feeling the very real physical and psychological effects of this attack.
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