Man accused of murdering inmate in Mountjoy Prison

An inquest into the man’s death has already heard that he died from blunt force trauma to the head

Two days before the alleged victim sustained the injuries, he had been sentenced to six and a half years for possession of a semi-automatic pistol in Finglas. File photo: Collins

A man has been accused of murdering a prisoner who died days after suffering a severe head injury in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.

David Dunne, 34, of Boroimhe Birches, Swords, Dublin, was arrested on Friday and charged with the murder of Robert O’Connor, 34, from Snowdrop Walk, Darndale, north Dublin.