Prisoner suffered fatal collapse after “huge shock” of being given a custodial sentence

A man who experienced a “huge shock” at being given an 18-month prison term suffered a fatal collapse in a holding cell at Cork Circuit Court two years ago, according to an investigation into his death.

Relatives of the deceased told investigators from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons that he had expected to receive a suspended sentence and was planning to attend a football match with one of his children later that day.

A report by the OIP into the death of the prisoner – identified only as Mr R – at Cork University Hospital on October 28, 2022, on the day after his collapse, revealed the court case had weighed heavily on the deceased’s mind for two years.

It noted that he had been under a curfew and had to be at home from 11pm each night.

Mr R’s family said the effect of checks by gardaí calling to the family address often late at night had an adverse impact on his wife and children, which resulted in him moving back to live with his mother.

He also had to sign…

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