A prisoner who escaped from custody while receiving hospital treatment yesterday has still not been recaptured.
Michael Power, in his early 20s, escaped from St James's Hospital at around 10am yesterday morning.
The Irish Prison Service confirmed to Dublin Live this morning that he remains at large.
The vicious thug, from Parslickstown Gardens in Mulhuddart, is serving an eight and a half year sentence for a cowardly attack on a homeless person in the city centre four years ago.
Power, who has a string of previous convictions, stabbed the homeless man before returning to slice the man's face with a knife, leaving him with a permanent scar.
The victim also had to have his spleen removed and is on life-long medication since the attack.
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During the Power's trial in October 2017 it was noted that he had a serious drug problem but was since clean and had become a facilitator in the prison's alternative to violence programme.
In a statement released yesterday, the Irish Prison Service said they were investigating the incident.
A spokesman said: "The Irish Prison Service can confirm that a prisoner has escaped from lawful custody while on escort to St James's Hospital this morning.
"An Garda Siochana were notified immediately and provided with all the relevant information in relation to the prisoner.
"The Irish Prison Service is currently investigating the circumstances of the escape."
