By C1 Staff
PORTLOAISE, Ireland — An attempted assault on a correctional officer at Portlaoise Prison is being investigated by authorities.
The Irish Examiner reports that an inmate attempted to choke a correctional officer while he was exiting his cell. He grabbed the officer by the throat.
Another officer responded to the scene and was also injured. It’s unclear how the officers extracted themselves from the situation, and the condition of the officers is unknown.
The prisoner was housed in an area of the prison reserved for some of the country’s most dangerous prisoners.