A prison warden was stabbed repeatedly by an inmate using an improvised weapon at a jail branded ‘Monster Mansion’.
The guard was knifed at the 850-capacity HMP Frankland in County Durham yesterday by an inmate understood to be a Muslim convert.
The inmate was heard shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ – meaning God is Greatest in Arabic – during the attack before cells were locked down so a search could be carried out.
One man was in hospital last night with non-life-threatening injuries while another was discharged – after a second prison guard was punched in the face during the attack.
A source told The Sun: ‘This was a pre-planned attack and the inmate had made a ”shank”.
The prison guard was stabbed at the 850-capacity HMP Frankland in County Durham by an inmate understood to be a Muslim convert
‘He went up behind the officer on one of the wings and stabbed him several times, including in the neck.’
The source added: ‘They did well to subdue him so quickly. Even the cons were shocked and everyone was talking about how it was a terror attack – and they were surprised one had not happened before.’
The source also said that it was believed the inmate had converted to Islam while imprisoned at the jail – with one wing at the prison holding Islamist inmates.
Many cons are believed to convert while at the jail amid threats from Muslim gangs.
The jail is dubbed ‘Monster Mansion’ due to the many convicted murderers, rapists and terrorists imprisoned there
Inmates at the prison – dubbed ‘Monster Mansion’ due to the many convicted murderers, rapists and terrorists imprisoned there – include Ian Huntley, Wayne Couzens and Levi Bellfield.
A spokesperson for Prison Service said: ‘We cannot comment on a live police investigation.
‘We do not tolerate violence towards our hard-working prison officers and will always seek tough punishment for anyone found responsible.’