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Update from West Mercia Police:
An incident in Long Lartin prison on Friday morning (30th May), in which a prison officer was stabbed, is not being treated as terrorism and audio footage currently circulating on social media, claiming to be of the aftermath, is not connected to this incident.
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. Our initial enquiries suggest there was a disagreement between an inmate and prison officer that escalated and is an isolated matter within the prison.
“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.”
We can confirm that the weapon used was a knife.
A 22-year-old man remains in custody within the prison at this time.
Original article shared by West Mercia Police on Friday:
A prison officer was stabbed at HMP Long Lartin prison in South Littleton today (Friday 30 May).
Officers were called to the prison shortly after 10am following a report that a prison officer had been stabbed by an inmate.
The 25-year-old sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital where he remains.
The suspect remains within the prison and a weapon has been recovered.
An investigation is now underway.
