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| Australia prisoner carves IS slogan on cellmate's head | Australia prisoner carves IS slogan on cellmate's head |
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| An Australian prisoner who supports the so-called Islamic State has allegedly used a knife to carve a slogan on to his cellmate's head. | |
| Reports said the Islamic State mantra "e4e", standing for "an eye for an eye", was carved into man's head. | Reports said the Islamic State mantra "e4e", standing for "an eye for an eye", was carved into man's head. |
| An inquiry will examine how the high-risk attacker, 18, came to be housed with his 40-year-old cellmate. | An inquiry will examine how the high-risk attacker, 18, came to be housed with his 40-year-old cellmate. |
| New South Wales Corrections Minister David Elliot said placing the pair in the same cell was "a stuff-up". | New South Wales Corrections Minister David Elliot said placing the pair in the same cell was "a stuff-up". |
| The attack took place at the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre in Kempsey, 4.5 hours north of Sydney. | The attack took place at the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre in Kempsey, 4.5 hours north of Sydney. |
| The injured man was a minimum-security prisoner and the teen, named by multiple sources as Bourhan Hraichie, was a maximum-security prisoner, reports said. | The injured man was a minimum-security prisoner and the teen, named by multiple sources as Bourhan Hraichie, was a maximum-security prisoner, reports said. |
| Initial reports said the injured man had served in the Australian army in East Timor, but Mr Elliott said he did not believe this was accurate. | Initial reports said the injured man had served in the Australian army in East Timor, but Mr Elliott said he did not believe this was accurate. |
| "It is important to note that the man's background does not change the seriousness of this incident," Mr Elliott said in a statement to the BBC. | "It is important to note that the man's background does not change the seriousness of this incident," Mr Elliott said in a statement to the BBC. |
| The general manager of the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre has been suspended while an investigation takes place. | The general manager of the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre has been suspended while an investigation takes place. |
| Head of the Prison Officer's branch of the Public Services Union Steve McMahon told the media prison officers were distressed by the allegedly unprovoked attack, which took place on Thursday. | Head of the Prison Officer's branch of the Public Services Union Steve McMahon told the media prison officers were distressed by the allegedly unprovoked attack, which took place on Thursday. |
| "It's quite a horrendous piece of work, not unlike torture," Mr McMahon reportedly said. | "It's quite a horrendous piece of work, not unlike torture," Mr McMahon reportedly said. |
| He said the pair should never have been placed in the same cell and described the incident as a "complete failure by the people in positions of responsibility". | He said the pair should never have been placed in the same cell and described the incident as a "complete failure by the people in positions of responsibility". |
| The 40-year-old man was admitted to Port Macquarie Base Hospital in a critical condition, but was now stable, a hospital spokesperson told the BBC. | The 40-year-old man was admitted to Port Macquarie Base Hospital in a critical condition, but was now stable, a hospital spokesperson told the BBC. |
| Police have charged Hraichie with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and intentionally choking a person. | Police have charged Hraichie with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and intentionally choking a person. |
| He has been ordered to face court on May 23. | He has been ordered to face court on May 23. |