Brian Willoughby sentenced for assaulting prison officer

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Brian Willoughby was sentenced to two and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assaulting a prison officer, reported on 5 November 2018. The assault occurred at Mountjoy Prison on 31 December 2017.

The sentence was imposed concurrently with Willoughby’s life sentence, after he pleaded guilty and co-operated with the authorities. The prison officer suffered soft tissue injuries and was off work for two months, while the court also heard mitigation about Willoughby’s psychiatric treatment.