Shocking footage shows prisoner repeatedly beaten and stabbed inside jail
Mobile phone footage has captured the moment an inmate at a Sydney jail was set up and bashed and stabbed by fellow detainees.
Prisoners repeatedly punched and stabbed the inmate inside the Parklea Correctional Centre in north-west Sydney on April 27.
NSW Police and prison staff were investigating the incident after footage of the attack was shared.
The vision lasted about one minute and began with a burly internee entering a small cell containing five other prisoners.
He was offered a handshake by one of the five while another man closed the door behind him.
Immediately after he accepted the handshake, the burly prisoner was punched in the face.
Four of the cell occupants then set upon the man, punching and shoving him around the small room while the fifth man filmed.
The large inmate's attempts to fight back were overpowered.
One of the inmates started stabbing him with a small item as he was bundled around the room.
Another inmate appeared to set upon the inmate with a different item before he was warned 'not with that' by the man behind the camera.
The men continued to attack the inmate while he screamed out in pain.
One of the cell gang smacked him twice over the back with a metallic object, spurring laughter from the cameraman while the inmate writhed on the floor.
The video ended as the cameraman called and pulled the men from their rival, telling them: 'He's good like that.'
The man was left bloodied and cowering on the cell floor with his hands over his head.
MTC, the private company that currently operates Parklea, said two inmates had been placed in segregation following the incident.
A spokeswoman said all those involved had been identified.
'On Sunday, April 27 2025 Parklea Correctional Centre staff responded to a group assault of an offender,' the spokeswoman said.
'They have since received intelligence the assault was filmed on an illegal mobile phone and have identified the inmates of interest.
'The assaulted inmate was provided with medical treatment and there were no injuries to Parklea staff.'
Police have yet to lay any charges in relation to the incident.
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