Man who tried to murder teen has jail term extended for prison officer attack

Corbett had previously attacked a psychiatric nurse by using a sock to try and strangle him while on remand in the Central Mental Hospital

Judge Greally imposed a 30-month jail term to be consecutive to the six years he is currently serving for the attempted murder. She suspended the final 12 months for five years. File photo

A man who tried to attack a prison officer with an improvised weapon while serving a sentence for the attempted murder of a teenager has been jailed for a further 30 months.

Michael Corbett (32) had pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the attempted murder of the 17-year-old on June 27, 2016, at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill. He attacked a number of campers with a knife and used a piece of timber to strike one teenager about the head.