2014-11-20 · Mountjoy, Dublin
Prison Officer goes on trial charged with assaulting prisoner in courts building
In November 2014, Thomas Hogg, a 49‑year‑old prison officer from West Dublin, stood trial for assaulting Bernard Cawley, a 46‑year‑old convicted sex offender, in the holding cells of the Criminal Courts of Justice. The incident occurred on 20 April 2012, when Cawley, who had recently received a four‑month sentence for burglary, was awaiting…