Pals of murdered prisoner Robert O’Connor paid their respects with his family at his wake yesterday.
The 34-year-old’s body was brought back to his home in Darndale, North Dublin, more than a week after he died from injuries suffered in a brutal assault in Mountjoy. His funeral takes place today at the Church of Our Lady Immaculate at 10am before burial in Fingal Cemetery. It’s believed up to four thugs took part in the attack in a cell on the C2 landing on July 29.
O’Connor, who was serving six-and-a-half years for possession of a semi-automatic pistol in Finglas in October last year, had a severe brain bleed after one of the suspects stamped on his head a number of times. His life support machine was switched off on August 3. A postmortem took place but his body was only released yesterday.
