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| Sarah Payne's murderer 'stabbed' in prison attack | Sarah Payne's murderer 'stabbed' in prison attack |
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| The murderer of schoolgirl Sarah Payne has been attacked in his cell at a top security prison. | The murderer of schoolgirl Sarah Payne has been attacked in his cell at a top security prison. |
| Eight-year-old Sarah Payne was snatched and killed by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting in West Sussex in 2000. | Eight-year-old Sarah Payne was snatched and killed by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting in West Sussex in 2000. |
| Whiting, now 59, was found guilty in 2001 of her abduction and murder and will serve a minimum of 40 years. | Whiting, now 59, was found guilty in 2001 of her abduction and murder and will serve a minimum of 40 years. |
| The Sun newspaper said he was taken to hospital after being "stabbed by two convicted murderers with makeshift blades" at HMP Wakefield. | The Sun newspaper said he was taken to hospital after being "stabbed by two convicted murderers with makeshift blades" at HMP Wakefield. |
| A Prison Service spokesperson said: "A prisoner at HMP Wakefield was attacked on Thursday evening and received hospital treatment. | A Prison Service spokesperson said: "A prisoner at HMP Wakefield was attacked on Thursday evening and received hospital treatment. |
| "The prisoner is back in prison in a stable condition and the incident is being investigated by police." | "The prisoner is back in prison in a stable condition and the incident is being investigated by police." |
| Sarah, who lived in Hersham, Surrey, disappeared from a cornfield near her grandparents' home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex, in July 2000. | |
| She had been playing with her brothers and sister before she slipped through a hedge into a country lane and disappeared. | |
| Her body was found 17 days later in a field about 15 miles away near Pulborough. | |
| When he was convicted in 2001, the trial judge Mr Justice Richard Curtis said he believed Whiting was "an evil man" and "a cunning and glib liar". | |
| In July 2011, Whiting was stabbed in the eyes at Wakefield jail by fellow inmate, convicted murderer Gary Vinter. | |
| Vinter admitted the attack. | |
| In 2002, Whiting was attacked with a razor blade by fellow Wakefield inmate Rickie Tregaskis. |