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Case No. 22824Manslaughter · Co. Dublin · 1 Jan 2004

Folk singer Steo Wall killed inmate Alan Green with shiv in Mountjoy Prison

Steo Wall, a folk singer who recently appeared on RTE programmes, stabbed Alan Green in the chest with a sharpened butter knife in Mountjoy Prison in January 2004. Wall was sentenced to six years in prison in late 2006 for manslaughter.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Jan
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Key facts

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18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSteo Wall killed Alan Green using a butter knife sharpened into a shiv (gript.ie)
  • whatAlan Green was 30 at the time of death (gript.ie)
  • whatGreen was stabbed in the chest by Wall in January 2004 (gript.ie)
  • whatGreen was serving a 12-month sentence for unlawful possession of drugs (gript.ie)
  • whatGreen had been due to be released two months after his killing (gript.ie)
  • whatA friend of Green said the fight may have been caused by a dispute over a quantity of heroin (gript.ie)
  • whatA prison officer saw Green step and fall backwards into his cell (gript.ie)
  • whatGreen was found alive in his cell with a severe stab wound to the chest (gript.ie)
  • whatGreen died later that day (gript.ie)
  • whatDr Diane Daly of the Forensic Science Laboratory said the fatal stab wound was inflicted before any injury to Wall (gript.ie)
  • whatThe State Pathologist noted that only moderate force had been used in inflicting the fatal wound (gript.ie)
  • whatBoth Wall and Green had been in prison due to their drug addiction (gript.ie)
  • whatWall was featured on RTE's The Late Late Show and Sunday with Miriam (gript.ie)
  • whereThe killing took place in Mountjoy Prison (gript.ie)
  • whereGreen was sent to Mater Hospital for treatment (gript.ie)
  • whereFollowing his release Wall moved to Clare (gript.ie)
  • chargeWall pled guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder (gript.ie)
  • sentenceWall was sentenced to six years in prison in late 2006 (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jan2023
    Sentencedgript.ie, first report
    The singer promoted by RTE who killed a man in prison - Gript

    Retrospective report on the 2004 killing, published in 2023 following Wall's recent appearances on RTE's Tommy Tiernan Show, The Late Late Show and Sunday with Miriam.

    victim, Alan Green, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Greenconvicted, Steo Wall, male, named, irish (judged from name)Steo Wall