EXCLUSIVE The Liverpool gangster so violent that prison guards are afraid to look him in the eye: Brutal crimes of notorious enforcer who scalped woman and slashed his OWN throat while on trial for murder
And Paul Woodford is still considered so dangerous that prison guards are afraid to even make eye contact with him in case he sends thugs to target their families outside jail, MailOnline has been told.
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