‘Dangerous’ inmate slashes prison officer in face with blade in ‘absolutely shocking attack’ causing ‘very deep wound’

The young criminal, aged in his early 20s, was put into isolation after the incident

• Published: 19:08, 2 Feb 2025
• Updated: 19:08, 2 Feb 2025

• A THUG with almost 80 convictions lost the plot behind bars and sliced a prison officer in a shocking attack today.
• The young criminal, aged in his early 20s, was put into isolation at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison as a Garda probe is expected to be launched.The incident happened on B base of the jail after 2pm.
• A male prison officer was targeted and sliced from his lip to chin.
• The officer was treated in hospital over the deep wound he suffered.
• Sources say the lag who carried out the attack is a dangerous and volatile character.