Robert O'Connor

An inmate at Mountjoy Prison who was assaulted last week has died from his injuries. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) confirmed the man's death this morning. In a ...

CCTV footage in the prison was also viewed in order to give gardaí a more clear picture of what occurred. It is understood prison officers acted immediately when the assault occurred. It is thought that the attack may have been ordered by a person outside the prison.

A PRISONER has died this morning after he was viciously beaten by inmates in Mountjoy last week.Robert O'Connor, 34, was brutally attacked in his cell.

Read More On The Irish Sun Most read in The Irish Sun "The man was receiving treatment for serious injuries at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and passed away in the early hours of this morning, 3rd August 2022.

The prisoner has been named as Robert O'Connor (34) from Darndale in North Co Dublin.

It is understood that four prisoners have since been identified as suspects in the case - one of whom is a dangerous member of the Kinahan cartel. It is also understood that the clothing the four suspects were wearing at the time has been seized by gardai. He was then therefore deemed to be safe enough to mix with the prison population in that division.

A 34-year-old man has died after he was attacked and severely beaten by a group of other prisoners in Dublin's Mountjoy Prison.

The Irish Prison Service can confirm that the prisoner who was seriously injured in an incident in Mountjoy Prison on Friday 29th July 2022 has died.— Irish Prison Service (@IrishPrisons) Detectives believe the attack was ordered from outside the prison either because of the inmate's drug debt or because of the foiled gun attack for which he was jailed. Gardaí suspect the attack was ordered by a criminal outside the prison.

Robert O'Connor was on put on life support after he sustained serious head injuries.

A spokesperson for the Irish Prison Service said: "The Irish Prison Service can confirm that the prisoner who was seriously injured in an incident in Mountjoy Prison on Friday, July 29 has died. He died following the attack which was carried out by a group of prisoners. He was put on life support in the Mater Hospital after sustaining serious head injuries.

A mountjoy prisoner has died after he suffered a serious attack in his cell at the Dublin prison on Friday evening.

“The Irish Prison Service can confirm that the prisoner who was seriously injured in an incident in Mountjoy Prison on Friday 29th July 2022 has died.” Senior sources say that such were the horrific injuries that O’Connor suffered in the attack on Friday evening that he was never expected to survive. Robert O’Connor (34) was rushed to the Mater hospital after fellow inmates launched the brutal attack in the man's cell in the Dublin prison.

A spokesperson for the IPS said: “The prisoner seriously injured in an incident in Mountjoy Prison on Friday 29th July 2022 has died. “The Irish Prison Service ...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard during sentencing in on July 27 last that O’Connor had told gardaí that he was carrying the loaded firearm in a plastic bag for other criminals. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal. The spokesperson said the incident continues to be investigated by the prison service and gardaí. All deaths in custody are subject to investigation by the Inspector of Prisons. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

Gardaí are treating the attack on a 34-year-old inmate at Mountjoy Prison who died in hospital last night as murder.

Ms Brady said she would like to see a more timely system for the publication of reports into deaths in custody. Of the 575 prisoners in the protective system in April of this year, 563 were there at their own request, added Ms Brady. This was a very rare occurrence in the Irish prison service, she said.

THIS is the inmate who was beaten to death just days after he entered Mountjoy Prison.Robert O'Connor, 34, was brutally attacked in his cell and susta.

Most read in The Irish Sun A spokesperson said: "Gardai are continuing to investigate the serious assault of a man, 30s, that occurred on the evening of Friday, 29th July, 2022, at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. The attack came two days after the 34-year-old of Dublin’s Darndale was jailed for six and a half years for firearms offences.

Robert O'Connor suffered a bleed to the brain after he was targeted by up to four men in a cell at the Dublin jail.

"All deaths in custody are subject to investigation by the Inspector of Prisons." A garda spokesman said: "Gardai are continuing to investigate the serious assault of a man (30s) that occurred on the evening of Friday, 29th July, 2022, at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. This is the inmate who died in the early hours of this morning after he was brutally assaulted in Mountjoy prison last week.

THIS is the inmate who was beaten to death just days after he entered Mountjoy Prison.Robert O'Connor, 34, was brutally attacked in his cell and susta.

Most read in The Irish Sun A spokesperson said: "Gardai are continuing to investigate the serious assault of a man, 30s, that occurred on the evening of Friday, 29th July, 2022, at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. The attack came two days after the 34-year-old of Dublin’s Darndale was jailed for six and a half years for firearms offences.

Gardai are now treating the investigation as a murder inquiry after O'Connor's life support machine at the nearby Mater Hospital was switched off in the ...

In a statement it added: “We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. CCTV footage of the landing has also been examined, although there are no images from inside the prison cell. Officers are now working to establish if the hitman put together a gang to target O’Connor after getting approval. Forensics on the landing and from inside the cell in which the attack occurred have been completed. Gardai are now treating the investigation as a murder inquiry after O’Connor’s life support machine at the nearby Mater Hospital was switched off in the early hours of yesterday morning. Meanwhile, two separate investigations are now under way, one by prison authorities and the other by gardai, which will take priority.

Robert O'Connor (34), Darndale, Dublin, died in Mater Hospital five days after sustaining head injuries in group attack in Mountjoy C-Division.

Mr O’Connor’s death is the first in Mountjoy Prison for 16 years. The dead man was a drug user, was serving a sentence for a serious firearms offence and had also been involved in a dispute with other prisoners in Mountjoy earlier this year. When in February he was sentenced to six months for an unrelated crime he was transferred to Mountjoy Prison to serve that sentence. Gardaí believe a prisoner who died after a gang assault in Mountjoy Prison was lured to the cell of another prisoner for the purposes of being attacked, though the incident went wrong and resulted in his death. Gardaí were expected to gather more evidence in the case before arresting them for questioning. The attack was very brief, lasting just seconds, but the victim sustained serious head injuries.

GARDAI are probing whether inmate Robert O'Connor was murdered in a behind bars attack for just €200 of heroin.The 34-year-old lag, from Darndale.

The probe is being run by investigators from Mountjoy Garda Station, who have held a number of case conferences since the horrific attack. “We extend our sympathies to his family and friends. One prison source said: “The talk in the prison is whether he was attacked because he was accused of organising an attack on someone else. “But it’s also possible he was attacked because he was blamed for targeting a member of The Family crime gang when he was caught with the gun and because he also owed money. Prison sources claim O’Connor may have been targeted because he was accused of organising an attack on another lag who was accused of assaulting a woman. O’Connor was brutally attacked in his cell on the C2 landing of Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison at around 6pm on Friday.

After 34-year-old inmate at Mountjoy dies following an attack, John Lonergan says nobody can guarantee that it won't happen again.

There were now more than 400 prisoners in protective custody — a tenth of the prison population. Sadly you can’t guarantee that it won’t happen again.” He was attacked in his cell on Friday evening and sustained serious head injuries.

A prisoner who was the victim of a fatal assault in Mountjoy Prison had been beaten with a kettle just two days before he was moved to a different section ...

Last Friday O’Connor was rushed to the Mater Hospital where he was kept alive on a ventilator after being diagnosed with a severe brain injury. Last Wednesday, he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a semi-automatic pistol in Finglas on October 13, 2021. That is what the garda investigation will now establish,” a senior source said. and gardaí have a lot of time to build up the evidence of what actually happened,” a senior source said. He was also arrested in connection with a gangland murder last year. “There has been a lot of theories in this case but the most likely scenario is that he was attacked because of the earlier jail attack that he organised in which an inmate was cut in the face but an open mind needs to be kept.”