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| Convicted killer protests on rooftop of Strangeways Prison in Manchester | Convicted killer protests on rooftop of Strangeways Prison in Manchester |
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| Convicted killer, Stuart Horner, has staged a protest on top of Strangeways prison for the last 24 hours. The 35-year-old scaled an 18ft fence to access the roof of the high security jail on Sunday afternoon. | Convicted killer, Stuart Horner, has staged a protest on top of Strangeways prison for the last 24 hours. The 35-year-old scaled an 18ft fence to access the roof of the high security jail on Sunday afternoon. |
| This afternoon, Horner was seen teetering on a narrow ledge as he walked along the apex of a glass roof. | This afternoon, Horner was seen teetering on a narrow ledge as he walked along the apex of a glass roof. |
| He then began stripping pieces of metal from the roof and throwing them to the ground as crowds of onlookers watched from nearby streets. | He then began stripping pieces of metal from the roof and throwing them to the ground as crowds of onlookers watched from nearby streets. |
| Watch the convicted killer’s protest below. | Watch the convicted killer’s protest below. |
| Horner was heard shouting: "Tell my mum I'm alright." He added: "We want to be able to ring our families. It's a joke." | Horner was heard shouting: "Tell my mum I'm alright." He added: "We want to be able to ring our families. It's a joke." |
| Other inmates whistled and shouted down from cell windows as a woman shouted from the street: "Come down now love. It isn't safe. You'll fall." | Other inmates whistled and shouted down from cell windows as a woman shouted from the street: "Come down now love. It isn't safe. You'll fall." |
| One woman, whose son is in the jail, said: "I'm not surprised it has come to this. The conditions in there are appalling. My son has been in several prisons and he says this is the worst of the lot." | One woman, whose son is in the jail, said: "I'm not surprised it has come to this. The conditions in there are appalling. My son has been in several prisons and he says this is the worst of the lot." |
| Horner smashed his way into a ventilation tower and took shelter as heavy rain began to fall this afternoon. Earlier on, the prisoner had stripped down to his underwear while scaling the rooftop. | Horner smashed his way into a ventilation tower and took shelter as heavy rain began to fall this afternoon. Earlier on, the prisoner had stripped down to his underwear while scaling the rooftop. |
| Strangeways, Manchester, this afternoon. Prisoner protesting on the roof. https://t.co/4EyEzBuhcT |