Prison officer stabbed by inmate

A PRISON officer is recovering after a vicious stabbing incident in Castlerea Prison yesterday.

The officer, a gymnasium instructor, suffered several slash wounds to the head and face in what the Prisoner Officers Association (POA) said was “a totally unprovoked attack”.

The injured officer, who received a number of stitches, was discharged from Galway University Hospital last evening. He is to receive further treatment today.