Ireland Case No. 7266False imprisonment and assault causing harm · Co. Dublin
Five men jailed for torture of woman in Dublin flat
Natalie Ennis, a woman, was held captive for three hours in a one-bedroom flat at Henrietta House, Dublin 7, where she was beaten, burned, cut and threatened, until gardaí entered the flat with a search warrant. Sean Conroy, 21, pleaded guilty to the assault in September 2024, and around 9 July 2025 he posted a video from Mountjoy Prison, for which he was given a P19 prison disciplinary notice. Five men were sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Pauline Codd, with Conroy receiving 13 years with the final 12 months suspended (reported as 12 years), Braxton Rice 15 years with the final 12 months suspended, Mark McMahon 12 years, and Kian Walshe 11 years with the final two-and-a-half years suspended, as reported on 3 August 2025.
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- Sentenced3 Aug
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Natalie Ennis, a woman, was held captive for three hours in a one-bedroom flat at Henrietta House, Dublin 7.
- Her hair was cut off and she was threatened with rape, and the men threatened to make her drink ammonia and to rape her teenage daughter.
- She lost teeth, had a disc removed from her back, had spine bone carved, and suffered a blown-out elbow.
- Weapon
- She was beaten with a metal pole, burned with a makeshift blowtorch and a heated hammer head, and cut with a knife.
- Investigation
- The assault ended when gardaí entered the flat with a search warrant.
- Charges
- Five of the eight men present at the flat entered guilty pleas, another man and a juvenile are still before the courts, and the eighth person is not before the courts.
- Mark Keogh, 33, is named as a suspect, and the sources do not state his outcome.
- Sean Conroy, 21, pleaded guilty to the assault in central Dublin in September 2024.
- In court
- The sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Pauline Codd.
- Sentence
- Conroy was sentenced to 13 years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions, though the Irish Mirror reported a 12-year sentence.
- Braxton Rice, 21, was sentenced to 15 years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions.
- Mark McMahon, 55, was sentenced to 12 years.
- Kian Walshe, 22, was sentenced to 11 years with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions.
- Other details
- Around 9 July 2025, Conroy posted a video from Mountjoy Prison showing himself making a food item and what appears to be a large amount of cannabis, and he was issued a P19 prison disciplinary notice.
- The Irish Prison Service does not comment on matters relating to the operations or security of its prisons.
19 statements extracted from the articles
- whatSean Conroy posted a video from Mountjoy Prison around 9 July 2025 showing himself making a bacon and sausage bap on a grill. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe video showed what appears to be a large amount of cannabis. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatConroy filmed himself smoking a hand-rolled cigarette while watching the FIFA Club World Cup with a cellmate. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatConroy pleaded guilty to the assault in central Dublin in September 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNatalie Ennis was held captive for three hours in a one-bedroom flat at Henrietta House, Dublin 7. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim's hair was cut off and she was threatened with rape. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe men threatened to make the victim drink ammonia and threatened to rape her teenage daughter. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe assault ended when gardaí entered the flat with a search warrant. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNatalie Ennis lost teeth, had a disc removed from her back, had spine bone carved, and suffered a blown-out elbow. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe victim was beaten with a metal pole, burned with a makeshift blowtorch and a heated hammer head, and cut with a knife. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Pauline Codd. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceConroy was sentenced to 13 years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceBraxton Rice was sentenced to 15 years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceMark McMahon was sentenced to 12 years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceKian Walshe was sentenced to 11 years with the final two-and-a-half years suspended on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherConroy was issued a P19 prison disciplinary notice. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherFive of the eight men present at the flat entered guilty pleas; another man and a juvenile are still before the courts; the eighth person is not before the courts. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherConroy has 89 previous convictions including drug dealing and possession, burglary and possession of knives. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe Irish Prison Service does not comment on matters relating to the operations or security of its prisons. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Aug2025Man jailed for torture of woman punished for posting video of himself in prison
Reports the sentencing of five convicted men and the prison discipline imposed on Conroy for posting a video from Mountjoy Prison; includes victim's account of the assault and details of the weapons and injuries.
victim, Natalie Ennis, female, irish (judged from name)Natalie Ennisconvicted, Sean Conroy, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Conroyconvicted, Mark Keogh, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark Keoghconvicted, Mark McMahon, 55, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark McMahonconvicted, Braxton Rice, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Braxton Riceconvicted, Kian Walshe, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kian Walshe