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[โ€“] AnnieByniaeth@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not for him, no. But it's deeply concerning that this should have been allowed to happen. How many attacks never make the news, because the victim is not so infamous? And might some of these have been wrongly convicted?

Agree. Objectively speaking, this is a massive failure by the prison service.

As detestable as the man was, prison staff had a duty of care over him. I suspect some will lose their jobs over this