Two men have been arrested and charged after a man was assaulted by two men posing as Gardai in West Dublin.
Gardai say that at around 11 o'clock on Sunday night a man in his thirties was stopped by a car with a flashing red and blue light in the front windscreen, at Luttrelstown Way, in Castleknock in Dublin.
The two men in the car identified themselves as Gardai and began questioning the man.
When he looked for ID, they attempted to drive away but returned when they saw that the vehicle's registration was being recorded.
One man got out of the car and assaulted the man that had stopped, the other car drove off at speed in the direction of Carpenterstown, Dublin 15.
A car was found at Mulberry Park, Castleknock and seized for technical examination.
One man in his late teens was charged in connection with the investigation and bailed to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, on the first of May.
A man in his early 20s was charged and bailed to appear at Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday 12th May.
