Vulnerable woman who could not pay €100 bail took her own life less than 24 hours after being brought to prison, inquest hears

Monika Nawrat (33). Photo: Collins

Gardaí and the Irish Prison Service are working on introducing a formal written record for the handover of prisoners on committal, following the death of a vulnerable woman who attempted suicide just over 24 hours after being brought to the Dóchas Centre in Mountjoy five years ago.

An inquest heard there was a dispute between gardaí and prison officers over whether the prisoner, Monika Nawrat, had stated her intention to kill herself during the handover process in the reception area of the prison.