A warden and an inmate at the Timehri Prison have been stabbed when violence erupted at that facility on Saturday.
Reports are that a convicted murder stabbed a murder accused who is on remand at the facility at about 08:55h. During the brawl, three prison wardens intervened, but one of the officers was stabbed by the convicted murderer.
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, said he received information that the prisoner who sustained injuries had made threats to the life of the Prison officer on Friday, and had also disturbed the other inmates by kicking against the steel door throughout the night. On Saturday, during the morning routine procedure, the prisoner launched the attack. His victim was stabbed eight times about his body with an improvised weapon.
According to Samuels, both the prisoner and the warden were rushed for medical attention. An investigation has been launched.
