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.
Thursday 15 August 2024 14:39, UK
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.