Brian Veale jailed for Cork Prison murder

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Brian Veale was sentenced to life imprisonment on 7 November 2016 for murdering fellow inmate Graham Johnson at Cork Prison. Justice Isobel Kennedy imposed the mandatory life sentence, to run consecutively to a nine-year sentence for robbery.

Brian Veale had pleaded not guilty to murder. He was found guilty of murdering Graham Johnson following an argument over switching television channels. The killing occurred at Cork Prison, Rathmore Road in Cork city, on 16 May 2015. Graham Johnson died from a single stab wound to the chest.

Brian Veale was on remand for robbery and attempted robbery at the time of the killing. The proceedings were reported on 7 November 2016.