WAYNE KINSALLA'S BRUTAL ATTACKS IN DUBLIN PRISON AND CHILD ABUSE SHOCK NATION
In a disturbing series of violent incidents at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, Wayne Kinsella, a man serving a life sentence for a notorious murder, has assaulted three prison officers over the span of just three days.The 41-year-old inmate, who was convicted of the 2011 murder of father-of-five Adil Essalhi, launched these attacks following a confrontation over a seized package.
The trouble began when prison staff at Mountjoy became suspicious after they confiscated a package intended for Kinsella, suspecting it contained contraband.
This prompted senior officials, including the prison governor and chief officer, to approach Kinsella in his cell to address the issue.
However, the situation quickly escalated as Kinsella suddenly struck out at the chief officer, hitting him in the head.
He also attempted to assault the prison governor during this confrontation.
Other staff members intervened to restrain Kinsella, who was then taken to the medical unit for evaluation and treatment.
Despite being restrained, Kinsella's violent streak did not end there.
That very evening, he managed to hit another prison officer in the head while in the medical facility.
The violence continued into the following Sunday when Kinsella assaulted yet another prison officer, believed to be the assistant chief officer, who was investigating whether Kinsella had managed to hide a mobile phone in his cell.
Kinsella's violent history is well-documented.
He was convicted last year for the brutal murder of Adil Essalhi in Tyrrelstown, a crime that shocked the Dublin community.
Court proceedings revealed that Kinsella and a relative believed that Essalhi was involved in the killing of Kinsella’s brother, Lee, who was shot dead in May 2006.
This suspicion led them to lure Essalhi into a secluded area behind an apartment complex, where he was subjected to a savage attack.
Court testimony detailed that Essalhi was stabbed nearly 60 times in the head, neck, and arms with a knife and machete-like weapon.
Adding to his criminal record, Kinsella previously received an eight-year sentence in 1996 for the murder of an 86-year-old man at his wife’s graveside in Glasnevin, an incident that occurred during an attempted mugging.
He also has convictions for cruelty to children, which are particularly disturbing given his history of violence.
In July 2004, Kinsella was sentenced to seven years in prison for cruelty to children.
The court heard how he violently beat his partner’s three young children—aged 8, 9, and 10—using a belt and an electrical flex, leaving them with multiple injuries.
Kinsella, then 33 and residing in Bawnlea Green, Tallaght, Dublin, had a long criminal record, including previous manslaughter convictions.
During the abuse, he forcibly made the children strip and beat them separately in different rooms of the shared residence.
The court was told that he told the eldest child, “Whenever I look at you, I want to hit you,” and inflicted more than 20 injuries on him, including cuts and bleeding.
Prosecutor Vincent Heneghan described how Kinsella made the eldest boy strip to his underpants and lie face down on the bed before beating him with a belt.
He then used a lampshade flex to continue the assault all over the boy’s body.
The abuse extended to the younger brother, whom Kinsella also beat, lifted, and threw against the wall.
The youngest girl was also subjected to violence before Kinsella resumed attacking the eldest boy, flipping the bed and dragging him out from underneath to continue the assault.
Throughout the ordeal, Kinsella shouted, “You made Ma lose the baby,” and threatened to kill the children if they disclosed what had happened.
When Garda Damien Dempsey responded to a call about potential danger to the children, Kinsella had already hidden the two boys in a box, making them stay there until police left.
The girl was taken into protective custody at the scene, and a few days later, the Gardaí also removed the two boys for their safety.
Kinsella later expressed remorse, claiming, “I am very sorry.
I will make it up to them.
I just snapped that day.
I had just lost the baby.
It was totally out of character for me.” Judge Michael White sentenced Kinsella to four years for the assault on the eldest boy and an additional three years to run concurrently for the other two children.
The judge emphasized that the children were entirely at Kinsella’s mercy, given their mother’s failure to provide proper care.
He described Kinsella as “a man with a predilection to violence” and condemned his abuse of trust as a live-in partner of the children’s mother.
While accepting Kinsella’s apology, the judge noted that it did not seem spontaneous, implying a pattern of violent behavior rather than a momentary lapse.
