Inmate died following blow from battery-filled sock, court hears

The mother of a 29-year-old Dublin man killed over a remote control while an inmate in Mountjoy Prison has said her son should have been safe there.

Inmate died following blow from battery-filled sock, court hears

The mother of a 29-year-old Dublin man killed over a remote control while an inmate in Mountjoy Prison has said her son should have been safe there.

Margaret Byrne’s victim impact report was read to the Central Criminal Court today during sentencing of the man who has admitted killing the father-of-one.

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