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Sky News
2 days ago
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Prison officer stabbed at HMP Long Lartin 'with knife brought in from outside jail'
A prison officer who received emergency treatment after being attacked at a high security jail was stabbed with a weapon from outside of prison, Sky News understands. The 25-year-old officer was airlifted to hospital after allegedly being attacked by an inmate who used a knife that wasn't made inside the jail, which is otherwise known as an "improvised" weapon. It is not known how the weapon was brought into the prison. However a recent inspection of HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire described the "incursion of drones" as "an increasingly critical problem" for the jail, and a "threat" that was "unsettling" for staff. The officer is in a stable condition following the attack on Friday morning but underwent emergency surgery, after sustaining what West Mercia Police described as serious injuries. A 22-year-old suspect is being held in custody within the prison. West Mercia Police Assistant Chief Constable Grant Wills said on Friday that the incident was not being treated as terrorism. He added: "Our initial enquiries suggest there was a disagreement between an inmate and prison officer that escalated and is an isolated matter within the prison." This was the third attack at a Category A, high security jail, in less than two months. In April, the Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi allegedly assaulted prison officers using hot cooking oil and a homemade weapon while in a separation centre, which are used to house extremist and violent offenders. At HMP Belmarsh, Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been accused of throwing boiling hot water over an officer through the hatch in his cell door earlier this month. There were 10,605 assaults on staff in the year to December 2024, a 15% increase on the year before, marking a record high. The government says the safety of frontline staff is a top priority and has commissioned a series of reviews to consider increased protection for officers, including stab-proof vests and the use of Tasers in certain situations. The independent reviewer of terrorism, Jonathan Hall KC, has also been appointed to carry out a review of the alleged Abedi attack at HMP Frankland, to consider whether separation centres are fit for purpose. A Prison Service spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Long Lartin.
Sky News
3 days ago
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Prison officer stabbed at high-security HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire
A prison officer has been airlifted to hospital after being stabbed at a high-security men's prison. West Mercia Police said officers were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, Worcestershire, shortly after 10am on Friday morning. The 25-year-old "sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital," the force added. They are still in hospital, but in a stable condition. A 22-year-old suspect is being held in custody within the prison, and a weapon has been recovered, the force said. In a follow-up statement, the police said audio footage circulating online, and claiming to be from the aftermath, is not connected to the incident. 1:50 Assistant Chief Constable Grant Wills said: "Whilst our investigation is in its early stages, we would like to clarify that this incident is not being treated as terrorism. "Our initial enquiries suggest there was a disagreement between an inmate and prison officer that escalated and is an isolated matter within the prison." HMP Long Lartin is category A and category B prison with space for over 600 inmates.
BBC News
3 days ago
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Officer stabbed in inmate attack at HMP Long Lartin
A prison officer has been airlifted to hospital after a stabbing at a high security teams were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, near Evesham, Worcestershire, on Friday just before 08:40 BST.A member of staff was hurt in the attack and taken to hospital where they were in a stable condition, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson Mercia Police said they were investigating the stabbing by an inmate, who remained in the jail. "Crews found a man who they treated for serious injuries before he was airlifted to hospital for further treatment," a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service officer taken to hospital suffered a stab wound in the attack, the police force's spokesperson added."The inmate remains within the prison and the investigation is ongoing," they high security men's prison houses more than 600 prisoners.A Prison Service spokesperson added: "We will not tolerate assaults on hardworking staff and will always push for the strongest punishments against perpetrators." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
