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Irish Mirror
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Jessica Magee

Further sentence of caged murderer who threatened to slit prison officer's throat during cell check

A man serving a life sentence for murder has received a two-year sentence after he threatened to slit a prison officer’s throat with a sharpened piece of metal during a routine cell check.

Daniel McDonnell (28), of Brookview Lawn in Tallaght, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a prison officer at Wheatfield Prison, Cloverhill Road, Clondalkin, on August 12, 2021.

McDonnell is currently serving a mandatory life sentence for the murder of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara eleven years ago.

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