Lee McDonnell sentenced for prison van escape

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Lee McDonnell was sentenced to 10 months for escaping lawful custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 16 October 2015. The escape occurred on Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, after officers stopped to collect food from a chipper.

The consecutive sentence followed McDonnell’s guilty plea. His release date was pushed to 2022, while prison disciplinary measures did not affect his standard remission.

He had remained at large for five weeks before gardaí arrested him following a foot chase in Clondalkin, Dublin.