Terror at jail dubbed ‘Monster Mansion’ as warden stabbed repeatedly

A jail warden was stabbed repeatedly by an inmate utilizing an improvised weapon at a jail branded ‘Monster Mansion’. 

The guard was knifed on 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’ – that means God is Greatest in Arabic – through the assault earlier than cells have been locked down so a search could possibly be carried out. 

One man was in hospital final evening with non-life-threatening accidents whereas one other was discharged – after a second jail guard was punched within the face through the assault. 

A supply informed The Sun: ‘This was a pre-planned assault and the inmate had made a ”shank”. 

‘He went up behind the officer on one of many wings and stabbed him a number of occasions, together with within the neck.’

The supply added: ‘They did effectively to subdue him so shortly. Even the cons have been shocked and everybody was speaking about the way it was a terror assault – they usually have been stunned one had not occurred earlier than.’ 

The supply additionally stated that it was believed the inmate had transformed to Islam whereas imprisoned on the jail – with one wing on the jail holding Islamist inmates.

 Many cons are believed to transform whereas on the jail amid threats from Muslim gangs. 

Inmates on the jail – dubbed ‘Monster Mansion’ because of the many convicted murderers, rapists and terrorists imprisoned there – embrace Ian Huntley, Wayne Couzens and Levi Bellfield. 

A spokesperson for Prison Service stated: ‘We can’t touch upon a stay police investigation. 

‘We don’t tolerate violence in the direction of our hard-working jail officers and can all the time search powerful punishment for anybody discovered accountable.’