Fingerprint of Cork Prison inmate matches 27 different names across England and France

Cork District Court heard that the 29-year-old Syrian man’s fingerprint was crosschecked through Interpol

Judge Mary Dorgan said of the man in Cork Prison: 'He is not being forthcoming. He would need to be thinking about his situation.' Picture: Dan Linehan

A fingerprint for a prisoner at Cork Prison whose identity is unknown to the authorities was crosschecked through Interpol and it proved to be a match for 27 different names across England and France.

Sergeant John Kelleher said at Cork District Court that the 29-year-old man’s identity was checked through a fingerprint taken from him and it matched six names in France and 21 identities in England.