Detective heard of alleged assault from prisoner's mother

The detective who investigated the alleged assault on a prisoner by a prison officer in Mountjoy told the jury the gardai first heard about the incident from the victim's mother.

Mr Noel O'Malley, who is now retired, said on day 18 of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial the victim's mother came to Mountjoy garda station two days after the assault and told him her son was in a serious condition in the Mater Hospital after being assaulted.