Further sentence for rape convict who attacked prison officer

A prisoner serving a jail term for raping a young woman in a public park was today given a further four months’ imprisonment for attacking a prison officer. Keith Aherne, aged 25, pleaded guilty at Cork District Court today to carrying out the assault on the prison officer in Cork Prison on July 4, 2017.

The prison officer today told Judge Con O’Leary he was punched in the face, suffering a split lip but, more significantly for him, he ended up with two bulging discs at the back of his neck that continue to cause problems.