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A jail officer was airlifted to hospital after allegedly being stabbed with a knife dropped in by a drone.
The guard was knifed within the abdomen in an “unprovoked attack” at HMP Long Lartin and brought to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the Daily Express has been informed.
The man is known to be in a steady situation and receiving therapy in hospital.
A supply claimed the suspected attacker allegedly used a flick-knife introduced in by a drone.
“This happened this morning – a flick-knife got in and a prisoner stabbed an officer,” a supply claimed. “The governor isn’t stopping the drones coming in – they are dropping items to prisoners in their cells.
“Something wants doing as a result of this sort of factor is all the time taking place. A jail officer goes to be killed quickly.”
A watchdog report on Long Lartin earlier this year told of drones carrying “large payloads of illicit items” into the category A Worcestershire prison.
Charlie Taylor, the independent inspector of prisons, said: “This is a menace to nationwide safety.
“The potential for serious weapons to be able to get into our prisons in increasing numbers means that there is a risk, particularly with these Category A prisons, particularly with some of the riskiest men in the country who are either connected to organised crime gangs or they’re terrorists.
“The potential for them to have the ability to commit severe offences inside jail, or probably to have the ability to escape or to trigger one thing like a hostage state of affairs is a gigantic concern.”
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick on Friday night: “I summoned the Prisons Minister in January to warn this precise incident would occur until they took pressing motion.
“They dithered and said they would fix security by June 2026. This is the tragic result of their shameful inaction.
“Our courageous jail officers are lions led by donkeys. The Government’s shameful refusal to equip them instantly with stab vests is risking lives. It’s a shame. They will need to have the safety and powers they should crack down on these vile offenders.”
He added: “How many extra officers must be stabbed earlier than the Ministry of Justice lastly provides them stab vests and crackdowns on drones delivering weapons?”
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Police are investigating an assault on a jail officer at HMP Long Lartin.
“We will not tolerate assaults on hardworking staff and will always push for the strongest punishments against perpetrators.”
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police stated: “We were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton around 10am this morning (Friday, May 30), following a report someone had been assaulted by an inmate.
“One man was taken to hospital with severe accidents after sustaining a stab wound. The inmate stays inside the jail and the investigation is on-going.”
The jail is thought to carry a number of the UK’s most infamous criminals together with Thomas Cashman, who murderered nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Seven drones have been seized and 18 folks arrested as a part of focused efforts to detect and disrupt drones within the airspace over HMP Long Lartin, and surrounding villages.
There are at present 9 separate on-going investigations wherein 18 folks have been arrested and since bailed or launched below investigation, and 7 drones have been seized.
It follows widespread outrage over a spate of assaults in high-security jails.
The Prison Service is at present conducting a ‘snap assessment’ into using protecting physique armour for jail officers, whereas using tasers is being trialled in jails.
Prison officers demanded elevated protections after Manchester bombing plotter Hashem Abedi attacked three jail officers with a make-shift blade comprised of cooking trays and scorching oil.
The MoJ has suspended entry to kitchens in separation and shut supervision models, the place inmates are stored aside from the final jail inhabitants.
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