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Double murderer stabbed fellow prisoner with sharpened spoon

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Gary Howard, a 29‑year‑old convicted double murderer serving two life sentences, to an additional four‑year term for stabbing a fellow inmate with a stainless steel spoon fashioned into a knife. The attack left the victim with neck stab wounds and a punctured lung. Howard's four‑year sentence will run concurrently with his life terms, so he will not serve extra time. Howard, who pleaded guilty to violent disorder in 2014, had previously been jailed for life in 2012 for the murders of Patrick Mooney and Brendan Molyneux. The court noted Howard's serious criminal record and described the assault as savage. The victim was taken to Tallaght Hospital and later to St James's Hospital for surgery. The case was prosecuted by Derek Cooney BL, with defence counsel Tony McGillicuddy BL representing Howard.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Double murderer stabbed fellow prisoner with sharpened spoon. Charges or matters: one count of violent disorder at Wheatfield Prison on April 29, 2014; the offence at an early opportunity. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 29, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2010 Other
• 2017-03-28 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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