Double killer Yousef Palani and family receive death threats from notorious prisoner serving life sentence for murder

A number of death threats have been made against the killer of two gay men, Yousef Palani and his family, in prison.

Palani was warned his immediate relatives would be targeted over the Gardaí investigation into the recent attack against him behind bars.

The 23 year old was battered in his cell after he was moved at his own request into the general prison population.

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The four attackers were led by another notorious prisoner who is also serving a life sentence for murder.

The Sligo man who was born in Iraq and came to Ireland as a six year old suffered a number of non life threatening injuries.

His alleged attacker is regarded as one of the most dangerous prisoners in the country and has constantly been in trouble while in custody.

He and his associates allegedly told Palani across the Mountjoy Prison landing that they would kill him and his family.

A Mountjoy source said: "Palani had made a complaint to the cops after he was beaten up but now the alleged attacker and his buddies are threatening and intimidating him.

"They said they would kill him and his family."

"The prisoner and Palani are now being kept well away from each other. Palani is back in a cell on his own in isolation and well away from other prisoners for his own safety.

"The prisoner is trying to play the big man and others will do what he tells them because they are terrified of him.

"If a prisoner is seriously assaulted here like Yousef Palani was, it has to be investigated by the Gardai and that is just the way it is."

Palani is serving a double life sentence for the brutal and seriously violent murders of Aidan Moffit , 43 and Michael Snee, 58.

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