A former member of the notorious Westies gang who killed himself in prison left a suicide note for his loved ones, according to jail sources.
The body of Herman ‘Mervin' White (36) was found in the segregation area of the Mountjoy Prison in Dublin on Tuesday morning.
He was the only occupant of his cell.
“He had no shown no signs of depressive behaviour and was generally well behaved while serving his sentence and would have been out before the end of the summer,” said a prison source.
In July, 2010, White – who had spent most of his adult life in jail – got an eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to possession of a handgun, car theft and three counts of burglary.
He had 48 previous convictions, was previously a senior member of the Westies Mob who ruthlessly ruled the criminal underworld in Blanchardstown, in west Dublin.
Westies gang leaders Shane Coates and Stephen Sugg were murdered in 2004 in Spain.
