Gangland boss George Marrogi has had another month tacked on to his nearly 50-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to kicking a prison guard in the chest.
The 36-year-old, who is serving the term for a gangland murder and drug trafficking while in jail, is not eligible for parole until 2049.
Jailed crime boss George Marrogi.
It is the first time a magistrate has topped up Marrogi’s prison sentence, even though he has been convicted on multiple previous occasions of violence while inside, including assault and setting fires.
On Thursday, Marrogi pleaded guilty to assaulting a corrections officer for delivering a powerful kick to the chest of a guard after being let out of cell on February 25, 2024.
The Melbourne Magistrates’ Court was played the footage, which showed Marrogi launching his attack as soon as the door was opened, in what magistrate Michelle Hodgson described as a “quick but brutal” attack.
Hodgson noted that Marrogi had engaged in repeated violent and disruptive behaviour in prison but had only been punished by concurrent sentences up to that time.
“I have to specifically deter you, and I have to consider protection of custodial staff,” Hodgson said.
“I am going to give you an extra month on top of this. Mr Marrogi, you are at that point where this type of conduct will be marked by further periods of imprisonment.
“Given the length of your period of imprisonment, it may seem somewhat meaningless, but it will be marked by extending that period of time if it continues.”
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