Inmate gets life for prison murder

Brian Veale, aged 31, was yesterday jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court for murdering Graham Johnson in the kitchen of Cork Prison by stabbing him through the heart with a carving knife.

Inmate gets life for prison murder

Veale, with a last address at Dominic St, Cork, and originally from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Johnson at Cork Prison, Rathmore Rd, on May 16, 2015.

On October 26, a jury deliberated for almost two hours before finding Veale guilty of murdering Mr Johnson.

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