Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has attacked three prison guards with hot cooking oil, the UK’s Prison Officers’ Association (POA) has said.
Abedi threw hot cooking oil over the officers on Saturday before producing “home-made weapons” and stabbing them, said POA, a trade union covering prison staff.
Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) NE will lead the investigation into the “serious assault”.
The officers sustained life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the “unprovoked” and “vicious” attack, POA added.
The Prison Service confirmed three prison officers were treated in hospital after an attack by an inmate at HMP Frankland, County Durham.
One female officer was discharged on Saturday afternoon.
