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Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Prison officer attacked with boiling hot water in high security jail in latest outrage blighting prison safety
A prison officer has been attacked with boiling hot water in a high security jail in the latest outrage blighting prison safety. The officer was scalded with liquid straight from a kettle after he entered an inmate's cell at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire. Another was left with a broken jaw and bleeding on the brain following an assault in a workshop in a second violent attack just this week at the prison, which houses some of the country's worst criminals, The Telegraph reports. The attacks follow a string of other assaults involving prisoners in recent weeks, including Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi. Just last month it was revealed convicted murderer John Mansfield was killed after having a weight smashed on his head during a brutal attack at the high security prison. The shocking security breach took place a day after Abedi attacked three prison officers with hot oil inside a separation unit at HMP Frankland, Co Durham. And just weeks ago a 'specialist' prison offer had their throat slashed by an inmate using an improvised weapon at HMP Woodhill. It comes amid warnings from experts that there has been a 'collapse in security' in the jails housing Britain's most dangerous criminals. The Prison Service is currently conducting a 'snap review' into the use of protective body armour for prison officers, while the use of tasers is being trialled in jails. Reacting to attacks earlier this month, Prison Officers' Association General Secretary Steve Gillan said: 'Escalating levels of violence are out of control in the prison service in England and Wales. 'It appears that HMPPS have learned nothing. They continue to ignore the calls from our members on the front line for urgent action to protect Prison Officers from violence. 'It is clear Prison regimes must be reviewed as a matter of urgency. We need action to protect Prison Officers before there is a fatality.'w HMP Whitemoor is a men's Categoiry A Prison first opened in 1991 which holds 500 of the country's most dangerous lags. It includes vocational training courses in construction and craft, with worships including a laundry and recycling. A prison service spokesman told The Telegraph: 'Police are investigating two unacceptable attacks on members of staff at HMP Whitemoor. 'We will not tolerate assaults on hardworking prison officers and will always push for the strongest punishments against perpetrato
The Independent
10-05-2025
- The Independent
Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana investigated over attack on prison officer
Axel Rudakubana, the Southport triple killer serving a 52-year sentence, is under investigation for allegedly attacking a Prison officer at HMP Belmarsh. Rudakubana allegedly poured boiling water from a heated kettle onto the officer. The officer was briefly hospitalized as a precaution but is expected to return to work next week. This incident follows other security breaches at HMP Belmarsh, raising concerns about prison safety. Assaults on prison staff in England and Wales have reached a ten-year high, prompting calls for increased security measures.
