Murder inquiry begins after death at Dublin prison

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The death of an inmate at Mountjoy prison in County Dublin is being investigated as murder.

Gardaí (Irish police) have said the inmate was Robert O'Connor.

He sustained serious injuries in the assault on 29 July and had been receiving treatment at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.

The Irish Prison Service said the death was also being investigated by the inspector of prisons.

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