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Prisoner kicked and stamped on inmate during group attack
Summary
In a Mountjoy Prison group attack on 18 December 2018, Ross Thompson, 24, was found by the court to have kicked and stamped on an inmate in the recreation area, while the victim was stabbed up to seven times by around six individuals, including Thompson. CCTV footage showed Thompson's kicking and stamping; he was not involved in the stabbing and investigators found no evidence he knew a weapon would be used. Thompson pleaded guilty to violent disorder and to separate charges of dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance on 18 May 2021. He has 61 prior convictions, including assault, threats to kill, drug possession and road‑traffic offences, and is currently serving a three‑year, three‑month sentence for reckless firearm discharge. The court noted that Thompson accepted his role in the prison disciplinary process, lost privileges, and that the case was delayed until this year.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Prisoner kicked and stamped on inmate during group attack. Charges or matters: violent disorder at Mountjoy Prison on December 18, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 18, 2018 Incident
- May 18, 2021 Incident
- December 2018 Incident
- June 2022 Incident
- November 8 Adjournment
- 2023-10-31 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: violent disorder at Mountjoy Prison on December 18, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He is currently serving a sentence of three years and three months which was imposed by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last May in relation to the reckless discharge of a firearm in June 2022. Thompson was disqualified from driving at the time but the investigating garda confirmed to Ms O'Leary that her client was not on bail when he committed the offence.; Judge Orla Crowe adjourned the case to November 8 for finalisation.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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