Man seeks to quit solitary confinement

LEROY DUMBRELL — the younger brother of Warren and Jeffrey Dumbrell, who last month were granted a rehearing of their murder trial — is to ask a High Court judge to release him from solitary confinement in Castlerea Prison.

The 24-year-old, from Emmett Road, Inchicore, Dublin, is serving an eight year jail term for assault on Nigel Reid, who was out walking his dog when attacked by Dumbrell. Reid lost the sight of his left eye in the attack.

Barrister Iseult O’Malley, counsel for Dumbrell, told Mr Justice Michael Peart in the High Court yesterday that Leroy had been detained in solitary confinement for the past five months and looked as if he was going to be kept there.