Mountjoy prisoner rushed to hospital after being slashed in stomach by fellow inmate

A remand prisoner was attacked and stabbed during an incident in Mountjoy Prison yesterday.

It is understood he was rushed to hospital and treated for his injuries which are not life-threatening.

Prison sources said the victim was sliced across the stomach by another inmate in the unprovoked attack around lunchtime.

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He was kept in hospital for several hours for treatment before being sent back to Mountjoy.

A prison source said: "He is out of danger and his injuries are not life threatening. He was attacked by a fellow with some sort of a blade who sliced him open."

The Gardai have now been called in to investigate the incident.

A spokesman for the Irish Prison Service said they do not comment on security or operational matters.

A number of prisoners have died following attacks on them in jail in recent years.

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