Now officer stabbed in head at troubled Wetherby youth prison

A PRISON officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmate at a West Yorkshire young offenders' institution.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Mar 2016, 09:37 BST
Updated 11th Mar 2016, 09:41 BST
HMYOI Wetherby, where a prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmateHMYOI Wetherby, where a prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmate
HMYOI Wetherby, where a prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmate

The member of staff was transferred to hospital after the incident at HMYOI Wetherby on Thursday, and discharged later that day.

The prisoner believed to be responsible was stripped of his privileges and placed in the segregation unit.

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A Prison Service spokesman said: “An officer at Wetherby prison was taken to hospital on Thursday 10 March following an incident involving a prisoner. The police are investigating. Violence against our hard-working staff will not be tolerated.”

HMYOI Wetherby, where a prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmateHMYOI Wetherby, where a prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmate
HMYOI Wetherby, where a prison officer was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the head by an inmate

The incident comes less than a month after the institution was placed on lockdown following a spate of violent attacks on staff.

Almost 300 offenders were kept locked in their cells after five members of staff were assaulted.

Steve Gillan, the POA’s general secretary, said: “Assaults were happening on staff and there seemed no resolve to it.”