Ireland Case No. 4647Assault causing harm · Co. Cork · 9 Apr 2023
Prisoner's ear bitten off by cell mate at Cork Prison, court told
Roman Becvár pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to a fellow prisoner at Cork Prison, where the victim lost his left ear during an attack in April 2023. Sentencing is set for 14 November.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted7 Nov
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe victim had his left ear bitten off by his cell mate. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe assault took place at Cork Prison. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly before 10pm on April 9th, 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe attack was described as unprovoked and occurred during a psychotic episode. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationCCTV footage showed that nobody else had entered the locked cell. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to another prisoner. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge remanded the accused in continuing custody for sentencing on November 14th. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim could not have his ear reattached and has opted not to get a prosthesis. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim suffered cheekbone and jaw fractures. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Nov2025Prisoner’s left ear bitten off by cell mate during ‘psychotic episode’, court told
Court report on Roman Becvár's guilty plea at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, with sentencing set for 14 November. Describes the injuries, the CCTV evidence and the accused's psychosis diagnosis as argued by his solicitor.
victim, 45, maleconvicted, Roman Becvár, 28, male, Czech, named, non-irishRoman Becvár