A garda’s home was targetted while they were working on a road safety project at the Donegal International Rally last weekend.
The Irish Times reports that Garda Christopher Lynch’s wife and young children were inside their home in Co. Meath when a boulder was thrown through the living room window.
The frightening attack occurred last Friday afternoon, while Garda Lynch was in Donegal working on Operation Nexus. The operation is centred on a legally modified Volkswagen Golf which was seized by Gardaí during a crime swoop. Gardaí unveiled the car last weekend as a means of engaging with motor enthusiasts on legal car modifications.
It’s reported that Gardaí believe the attackers learned through social media about Garda Lynch’s deployment to the Donegal Rally and possibly coordinated the attack.
An investigation is currently underway and gardaí are searching for two males – the suspect who threw the boulder and the driver of a getaway vehicle.
“Anybody who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the Kells Road-Athboy Road areas around that time or in the minutes prior to the incident, or anyone who may have dashcam footage, are asked to please contact Trim Garda station,” a Garda spokesperson said.
