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Man charged with attempted murder after officer stabbed in chest at HMP Frankland

The officer from Greater Manchester Police suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance. He was later discharged and is now recovering at home.

A view of HMP Frankland in Durham, where a police officer was stabbed in the chest earlier today. The officer, who is from an outside force, was injured just after 11am. A Durham Police spokesman has said in a statement that the injured officer has been taken to hospital by ambulance, where he is described as being "conscious and talking" . Picture date: Tuesday July 23, 2024.
Image: HMP Frankland in Durham. File pic: PA
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A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed at a high security prison in Durham.

David Taylor, 62, was charged on Thursday after a serving Greater Manchester Police detective constable was stabbed in the chest on 23 July at HMP Frankland.

The officer suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

He was later discharged and is now recovering at home.

Taylor, formerly of Willington, County Durham, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on 3 September.

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Frankland prison is a Category A prison and holds more than 800 men.

Inmates are thought to include Wayne Couzens, a former Met Police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2022, and double murderer and necrophiliac David Fuller.