An investigation report into the death of a psychiatric patient detained in Cloverhill Prison has expressed “deep reservations” about how he was restrained and “the extent of the external and internal injuries” he suffered.
The Death in Custody report by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons said the man died after a 12-minute restraint incident that began when nine officers dragged him en route from a video booth back to his cell.
It noted that a file had been prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions by An Garda Síochána but no charges were brought.
Ivan Rosney, a 36-year-old father-of-four from Ferbane Co Offaly, died on 28 September 2020.
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