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Double killer Penrose caught with drugs and phone package in prison
Summary
Stephen Penrose, 39, a former garda's son, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Philip Finnegan in 2016. While in Mountjoy Prison, he pleaded guilty to possession of diamorphine for sale and supply. In a supervised visit, Penrose attempted to conceal a package containing a mobile phone, 49.2 g of diamorphine, and 113 zopiclone tablets. Prison officers intervened, and the package was seized. Penrose initially denied receiving the drugs but later admitted he was unaware of the package until the visit and that his partner had instructed him to hand it to another inmate. He has 34 prior convictions, including murder, manslaughter and drug possession. Judge Pauline Codd imposed a concurrent sentence of two and a half years to deter drug smuggling in prison.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Double killer Penrose caught with drugs and phone package in prison. Charges or matters: a count of possession of diamorphine for sale and supply at Mountjoy Prison on January 29, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 29, 2020 Incident
- August 10, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-11-29 Publication
Case subjects
Background Person
Charges: a count of possession of diamorphine for sale and supply at Mountjoy Prison on January 29, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In December last year Penrose, last of Newtown Court, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17 was jailed for life having been found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of murdering Philip Finnegan (24) at Rahin Woods, Rahin, Edenderry, Co Kildare on August 10, 2016. While Penrose is already serving a long sentence, Judge Codd said a deterrence must be imposed to "mark the seriousness of the offence".
Places mentioned
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
- Cloverhill Prison
- When prison
- Central Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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