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| HMP Manchester prisoner Stuart Horner ends roof protest | HMP Manchester prisoner Stuart Horner ends roof protest |
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| A convicted murderer has ended his rooftop protest at a prison in Manchester after more than 60 hours. | A convicted murderer has ended his rooftop protest at a prison in Manchester after more than 60 hours. |
| Stuart Horner, 35, was brought down by cherry picker at HMP Manchester at 03:00 BST following long negotiations. | Stuart Horner, 35, was brought down by cherry picker at HMP Manchester at 03:00 BST following long negotiations. |
| He said he was protesting against what he described as poor conditions at the jail, formerly known as Strangeways. | He said he was protesting against what he described as poor conditions at the jail, formerly known as Strangeways. |
| The Prison Service said 60 inmates had been transferred to other jails on Tuesday as a result of damage caused by Horner, who had smashed windows. | The Prison Service said 60 inmates had been transferred to other jails on Tuesday as a result of damage caused by Horner, who had smashed windows. |
| He caused damage that will cost thousands of pounds to repair by pulling up metal roof trusses at the Victorian jail and using them to smash a series of large skylight windows and attack CCTV security cameras. | |
| Horner, from Wythenshawe in Manchester, got on to the roof on Sunday afternoon after scaling an 18ft (5.5m) fence. | Horner, from Wythenshawe in Manchester, got on to the roof on Sunday afternoon after scaling an 18ft (5.5m) fence. |
| He was jailed for life in 2012 for the murder of his uncle during a family feud. | He was jailed for life in 2012 for the murder of his uncle during a family feud. |
| Over the three days, members of the public congregated outside the prison and held "party protests" in the middle of the street. | |
| People danced to music and others left messages to prisoners on a sheet. | |
| The Prison Officers' Association said it did not condone the protest but it had highlighted the extent of frustration inside the prison at poor conditions caused by staffing shortfalls. | The Prison Officers' Association said it did not condone the protest but it had highlighted the extent of frustration inside the prison at poor conditions caused by staffing shortfalls. |
| The jail was extensively rebuilt after the 25-day Strangeways riot in 1990, in which two people died and hundreds were injured. | The jail was extensively rebuilt after the 25-day Strangeways riot in 1990, in which two people died and hundreds were injured. |