Inmate guilty of attempts to kill prison officers

(BBC) An inmate has been convicted of carrying out a string of attacks with homemade plastic weapons on prison officers.

Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly attacked staff at HMS Swaleside in Kent and high-security Belmarsh jail, south London, in September and October 2022, the Old Bailey heard.

He was already serving a life sentence for earlier prison attacks after being jailed for Class A drugs offences in 2015.

Prosecutor Alistair Richardson said Rahman was a “highly dangerous man.”

During his latest trial, he went on to admit five charges of attempted wounding.

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