Garda killer Stephen Silver has “expressed remorse” behind bars as he spends his time in a specialised unit.
Silver, 46, who was last week found guilty of the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, has been housed in a separate unit in Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison. Sources say that when Silver was first admitted following the murder of Det Gda Horkan in Castlerea, Co Roscommon in June 2020, he was “erratic” and extremely difficult to deal with.
Upon entering the unit in Mountjoy, sources claim he has become calmer, and even expressed remorse for his actions. One said: “He’s been full of remorse. He’s also been assessed repeatedly given his obvious problems.