Prison bosses feared wife killer Joe O’Reilly was about to “get a hiding” because of his behaviour behind bars.
Sources said warders believed his arrogant behaviour would have led prisoners to attack him if he wasn’t moved from Wheatfield Prison. O’Reilly, 50, who battered his wife Rachel to death in 2004, was moved to the Midlands Prison on Tuesday night.
One source said: “This is something that has been brewing for a while. He has been throwing his weight around the prison and using his celebrity to cause problems for himself and others.
