Prison officers rushed to the scene of a violent incident and two prisoners were removed from the cell
Gardai are set to launch a murder investigation after a prisoner was stabbed to death in his cell in Dublin’s Cloverhill Prison .
The third prisoner, Mr Salinger, who was in his 40s, was discovered dead inside - in what sources described as a "very bloody scene."One of the other prisoners was also injured in the incident - with a number of cuts on his body.Mr Salinger was on remand awaiting trial in relation to the alleged seizure of cannabis and a handgun.The suspect has been removed to a close supervision cell, while the other injured man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
In a statement gardai said: "Gardaí at Ronanstown are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the death of a prisoner at Cloverhill Prison in Dublin on Saturday, 5th October 2024.
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