Tiger kidnapper alleges he was 'sexually abused' by psychologist while in prison

Paschal Kelly carried out the 2014 kidnapping of Dublin postmistress Susan Lawlor and her daughter and her daughter’s friend, subsequent to which around €80,000 was stolen from the post office in question. Picture: Padraig O'Reilly

A career criminal is suing the Irish Prison Service (IPS), alleging that he was “sexually abused” by a psychologist who had been tasked with counselling him.

Paschal Kelly, a 58-year-old inmate of Wheatfield Prison with 60 previous convictions, is currently serving an 18-year sentence imposed in 2019 for carrying out a ‘tiger’ kidnapping.