A serving RGP officer, who is currently suspended from the RGP in connection with a separate matter, has been arrested on suspicion of Assault Occasioning Grievous  Bodily Harm. 

A statement from the RGP follows below:

The arrest was made by uniformed Response Team Officers, who had responded to  a report of an assault in the area of Prince Edward's Road in the early hours of Sunday  28th June 2026, and where the 34 year old British male was identified as the suspect  and subsequently arrested. As a result of this incident, a female was treated in hospital  for bruising, grazes and a suspected fracture to the shoulder area, and later  discharged. 

The investigation has been taken over by detectives from the RGP's Professional  Standards Department and remains ongoing. 

Detectives are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may  be in possession of any information relating to this incident, to please contact the RGP  Control room on Tel +350 20072500.