Ex-garda landlord tore shower from bathroom wall and cut off electricity in nine-month campaign of harassment against tenant

Victim left ‘unable to sleep, rest or have a quiet life’

Former garda and father-of-six Kevin Galvin had his case adjourned at Dublin District Court. Photo: Collins

Andrew Phelan

A landlord tore a shower from a bathroom wall and cut off the electricity while the tenant was in the flat during a nine-month campaign of harassment.

Former garda Kevin Galvin (50) was in a dispute over rent payment when he “crossed the line and took the law into his own hands”, a court heard.