MAIL ONLINE: Terrified warder was 'locked in a cleaning room and beaten senseless' / Captive told he was 'going to die and have toilet cleaner poured in his eyes' / Freed by prison's riot squad and taken to hospital with serious injuries / Attack raises concerns about spread of radical Islam in Britain's prisons / Investigation has been taken over by North East Counter Terrorism Unit
Three jailed Islamic extremists stabbed a warder and beat him for four hours after the prison imam called on them to pray for murdered soldier Lee Rigby, it was reported last night.
The trio snatched the warder from E-wing at Full Sutton prison, near York, and held him hostage before stabbing him during a stand-off with guards.
The terrified victim, who is in his 30s, was locked in a cleaning room where he was also apparently beaten with mop handles and told he was going to die.
The prison's National Tactical Response Group were called and eventually managed to free him and he was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A prison source told the Daily Mirror: 'The fear was that the gang had somehow got hold of knives from the prison kitchen and they would attempt to behead him.
'By the time the attack finished the officer was covered in bruises and blood. He feels very lucky to be alive. He was told they would kill him.' » | Daniel Miller | Tuesday, May 28, 2013
