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"Big teddy bear" head-butted prison officer because new cell had no TV
Summary
Glen Conroy, 27, was found guilty by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of assaulting a prison officer at Mountjoy Prison on 20 March 2013. Conroy claimed the officer, Paul Brady, had moved him to a new cell without a television and that he had been attacked unprovoked. Conroy said he head‑butted Brady and punched him, but Brady testified that Conroy was the aggressor. Conroy also alleged that officer Patrick Laverty had grabbed his testicles and forced him to the ground, a claim Laverty denied. Conroy admitted no complaint had been made about the alleged assault. Assistant‑Governor Malcolm O'Sullivan reported a disciplinary hearing on 23 March 2013, after which Conroy signed a report and lost privileges for 56 days. The hearing was later disputed by Conroy, who said it never occurred. Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case for sentencing on 26 July and remanded Conroy in custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Big teddy bear" head-butted prison officer because new cell had no TV. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- March 20th, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 23rd 2013 Incident
- July 26th Adjournment
- 2017-06-29 Publication
Why: by Brion Hoban A man convicted of head-butting a prison officer because his new prison cell did not have a television said he was "a big teddy bear at the end of the day". CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case for sentencing on July 26th of this year and remanded Conroy in custody.
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