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The boyfriend of Baby Peter's mother has been attacked in prison. | The boyfriend of Baby Peter's mother has been attacked in prison. |
Steven Barker, 33, is not thought to have been seriously hurt in the attack by another inmate at Wakefield Prison on Friday, a prison spokeswoman said. | |
Barker was jailed for 12 years for allowing or causing the death of Peter Connelly along with the boy's mother Tracey Connelly and lodger Jason Owen. | |
The spokeswoman said he had been treated in prison and the assailant was in the segregation unit. | |
Barker is also serving a life sentence, with a minimum term of 10 years, after being convicted of raping a two-year-old girl. | Barker is also serving a life sentence, with a minimum term of 10 years, after being convicted of raping a two-year-old girl. |
A prison spokeswoman said: "On the morning of 11 December, a prisoner at HMP Wakefield was assaulted by another prisoner. | A prison spokeswoman said: "On the morning of 11 December, a prisoner at HMP Wakefield was assaulted by another prisoner. |
"Thanks to the prompt and professional action of officers at HMP Wakefield who intervened, this situation was brought under control almost immediately. | "Thanks to the prompt and professional action of officers at HMP Wakefield who intervened, this situation was brought under control almost immediately. |
"The prisoner who was assaulted received treatment in the prison's healthcare wing and the assailant is currently in the segregation unit." | "The prisoner who was assaulted received treatment in the prison's healthcare wing and the assailant is currently in the segregation unit." |
Seventeen-month-old Peter Connelly had more than 50 injuries, including fractured ribs and a broken back, when he was found dead in a property in Tottenham, north London, in August 2007. |
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