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HMP Long Lartin prison officer has emergency surgery after attack HMP Long Lartin prison officer has emergency surgery after stabbing
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A 25-year-old prison officer was attacked, police confirmed A 25-year-old prison officer was attacked and a 22-year-old inmate remains in custody, police have confirmed
A prison officer has undergone emergency surgery, the BBC has been told, after being airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing at a high security prison. A prison officer has undergone emergency surgery, the BBC has been told, after being airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed by an inmate at a high-security prison.
Emergency teams were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, near Evesham, Worcestershire, on Friday just before 08:40 BST.Emergency teams were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, near Evesham, Worcestershire, on Friday just before 08:40 BST.
A member of staff was hurt in the attack and taken to hospital where he was in a stable condition, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson confirmed. The member of staff is in a stable condition, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said, with police adding that a weapon had been recovered.
West Mercia Police said they were investigating the stabbing by an inmate, who remained in the jail, and a weapon had been recovered. West Mercia Police said initial investigations suggested there was a disagreement between an inmate and the 25-year-old prison officer that escalated, and described it as an "isolated matter".
A source told the BBC it was "not a prison-made weapon" and that it had "somehow been brought in". Assistant Chief Constable Grant Wills said: "Whilst our investigation is in its early stages, we would like to clarify that this incident is not being treated as terrorism.
The Category A men's prison houses more than 600 inmates, including men convicted of terrorism offences and more than two-thirds are serving life sentences while the rest have jail terms of 10 years or more. "The injured prison officer currently remains in hospital in a stable condition, and we are sending him our best wishes for a full and quick recovery."
Earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons warned about contraband illegally getting to inmates at the prison including gangs using drones to smuggle in weapons, drugs and phones. The force also posted on X that audio footage circulating on social media claiming to be of the aftermath of the attack was not connected to this incident.
"Physical security and counter measures were not robust enough," Charlie Taylor wrote in his report. A source has told the BBC the knife used was "not a prison-made weapon" and that it had "somehow been brought in".
The Category A men's prison houses more than 600 inmates, including men convicted of terrorism offences and more than two-thirds are serving life sentences, while the rest have jail terms of 10 years or more.
The prison officer was stabbed on Friday by an inmate at HMP Long Lartin, officials saidThe prison officer was stabbed on Friday by an inmate at HMP Long Lartin, officials said
"Crews found a man who they treated for serious injuries before he was airlifted to hospital for further treatment," a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said about Friday's attack. Earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons warned about contraband illegally getting to inmates at the prison including gangs using drones to smuggle in weapons, drugs and phones.
The 25-year-old officer who was taken to hospital suffered a stab wound in the assault, the police force's spokesperson added. "Physical security and counter measures were not robust enough," Charlie Taylor wrote in his report at the time.
"The inmate remains within the prison and the investigation is ongoing," they added. A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews treated the prison officer for serious injuries before he was airlifted to hospital for further treatment.
West Mercia Police said the 22-year-old inmate remained at the prison and the investigation was ongoing.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "We will not tolerate assaults on hardworking staff and will always push for the strongest punishments against perpetrators."A Prison Service spokesperson said: "We will not tolerate assaults on hardworking staff and will always push for the strongest punishments against perpetrators."
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