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| Prisoner admits attacking child killer Mark Bridger in jail | Prisoner admits attacking child killer Mark Bridger in jail |
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| A prisoner serving a life sentence has admitted attacking the child killer Mark Bridger in one of Britain's most secure jails. | A prisoner serving a life sentence has admitted attacking the child killer Mark Bridger in one of Britain's most secure jails. |
| Juvinai Ferreira, 22, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Leeds crown court via videolink. | Juvinai Ferreira, 22, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Leeds crown court via videolink. |
| Ferreira attacked the 47-year-old in Wakefield prison just months after Bridger was sentenced to life in jail for abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones in Machynlleth, Wales, last year. | Ferreira attacked the 47-year-old in Wakefield prison just months after Bridger was sentenced to life in jail for abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones in Machynlleth, Wales, last year. |
| No details of the attack were given in court on Wednesday, and Ferreira will be sentenced on 2 October. | No details of the attack were given in court on Wednesday, and Ferreira will be sentenced on 2 October. |
| According to reports at the time of the attack, which happened on 7 July, Bridger needed hospital treatment to a face wound after he was slashed with a makeshift knife. | According to reports at the time of the attack, which happened on 7 July, Bridger needed hospital treatment to a face wound after he was slashed with a makeshift knife. |
| He was returned to Wakefield after his injury was stitched. | He was returned to Wakefield after his injury was stitched. |
| On screen in court on Wednesday, Ferreira, who is a convicted murderer, looked bored and propped his head up with his hand for most of the proceedings as he sat at a desk in prison clothes. | On screen in court on Wednesday, Ferreira, who is a convicted murderer, looked bored and propped his head up with his hand for most of the proceedings as he sat at a desk in prison clothes. |
| At one point in the 20-minute hearing he asked one of his guards: "I thought this was going to be quick?" | At one point in the 20-minute hearing he asked one of his guards: "I thought this was going to be quick?" |
| After Judge Christopher Batty told him the case was going to be adjourned, Ferreira said to him: "Can you just not sentence me? I can't keep coming back. | After Judge Christopher Batty told him the case was going to be adjourned, Ferreira said to him: "Can you just not sentence me? I can't keep coming back. |
| "Just give me anything and move on." | "Just give me anything and move on." |
| Batty told him he needed a pre-sentence report to assess his level of dangerousness and decide whether a second life term was appropriate. | Batty told him he needed a pre-sentence report to assess his level of dangerousness and decide whether a second life term was appropriate. |
| Ferreira was found guilty at Norwich crown court in 2009 of murdering Elaine Walpole in Dereham, Norfolk, in April 2008. | Ferreira was found guilty at Norwich crown court in 2009 of murdering Elaine Walpole in Dereham, Norfolk, in April 2008. |
| At the time police said Ferreira – who is originally from the Gambia – moved to Dereham in 2007 with a relative after escaping civil war in Africa. He befriended 47-year-old Walpole, who lived alone, after they met at a shop and she bought him cigarettes. | At the time police said Ferreira – who is originally from the Gambia – moved to Dereham in 2007 with a relative after escaping civil war in Africa. He befriended 47-year-old Walpole, who lived alone, after they met at a shop and she bought him cigarettes. |
| Prosecutors at the time suggested that Ferreira was "sex-crazed". | Prosecutors at the time suggested that Ferreira was "sex-crazed". |
| Postmortem tests showed that Walpole, a former hotel worker who had three children, had been stabbed three times and bitten. | Postmortem tests showed that Walpole, a former hotel worker who had three children, had been stabbed three times and bitten. |
| Detectives and forensic experts spent nearly a year carrying out checks to show Ferreira was an adult as he said he was 16. Once it was proved he was an adult, Ferreira was given a life sentence and told he must serve at least 22 years before being considered for parole. | Detectives and forensic experts spent nearly a year carrying out checks to show Ferreira was an adult as he said he was 16. Once it was proved he was an adult, Ferreira was given a life sentence and told he must serve at least 22 years before being considered for parole. |
| Bridger, a father of six, snatched April near her home in Machynlleth. He was given a whole-life tariff by a judge in May at Mold crown court. The five-year-old's body has never been found. | Bridger, a father of six, snatched April near her home in Machynlleth. He was given a whole-life tariff by a judge in May at Mold crown court. The five-year-old's body has never been found. |
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