(Sky News) Prison guards have been calling for more protection “for years” to avoid attacks like the one by the Manchester Arena bomber’s brother on Saturday, according [to] a prison union boss.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said three prison officers were attacked by 28-year-old Hashem Abedi — the brother of Salman Abedi — and that he threw hot cooking oil over the guards before stabbing them with “improvised knives,” potentially made from a baking tray.
Speaking to Sky News’ Kamali Melbourne on Sunday, POA national chairman Mark Fairhurst called for “change” after the officers were taken to hospital following the attack at category A Frankland prison, in County Durham, shortly before 11am on Saturday.
