Prison officer's face slashed in horror razor attack at Britain's 'Monster Mansion' jail
Prison officer's face slashed in horror razor attack at Britain's 'Monster Mansion' jail
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A prison officer was slashed across the face during an attack with a razor at Britain's infamous 'Monster Mansion' jail. The officer, in his 40s, risks being scarred for the rest of his life after an inmate allegedly attacked him at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The prison officer was taken to Pinderfields Hospital in the town he needed more than 30 stitches to the two wounds that stretched from the right eye to the corner of his mouth and the second from his cheek down to his lip.
The convict who allegedly is serving a life sentence for murder and reportedly has a violent history behind bars. He was moved to Wakefield Prison after he allegedly assaulted a prison guard at HMP Manchester. The weapon used in the attack is understood to have been a blade from a disposable safety razor that was used to make a makeshift weapon. Safety razors are in the process of being removed to be replaced by electric ones at 31 of the more violent prisons in the country.
But the Prisons Officers Association believes the process is too slow and argued it is another danger that employees face at jails across the UK. “It has taken six long years of campaigning for our employer to finally agree to remove razors from our prisons," a Prison Officers Association spokesperson told the Mirror. "As this cowardly attack highlights, the actual progress in removing these weapons from our jails is painfully slow.
"There can be no excuses for this lethargy in removing razors from our prisons. We will fully support the member of staff who is now scarred for life and expect an appropriate charge and conviction in relation to this attack. This is yet another example of the dangers Prison Officers face at the frontline on a daily basis. Staff safety is non negotiable to the POA.”.
