Murdered prisoner Robert O’Connor had his shorts pulled down to his ankles by a gang which sought to “humiliate” him during the attack.
We can today reveal the full horrific details surrounding the killing of Mr O’Connor — while the four suspects remain on lockdown in Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison and not yet under arrest over a month on. Sources also revealed gardai have established the suspected motive for the assault — with it all stemming from a female associate of Mr O’Connor being assaulted with an iron bar outside of prison months before.
Officers believe O’Connor (34), who was serving a sentence for possession of a firearm, ordered an attack on a prisoner who he felt was responsible for the assault on his female associate. A revenge attack on O’Connor was then planned — and this led to the shocking incident on the evening of Friday, July 29.
