Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen
by Daniel Lavelle from World news | The Guardian on (#6QX8T)
Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives
A career burglar has been awarded more than 5m in damages by a high court judge because of life-changing" injuries he sustained after being stabbed in prison.
Steven Wilson, 36, sued the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after a convicted murderer stabbed him several times with a 22cm (9in) knife in July 2018 while working in the canteen at HMP Chelmsford.
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