A HMP Durham prisoner ended up losing an eye after a murderer attacked him with a razor blade in a cell.
Derek Paul Pallas was on remand and awaiting the start of his trial for murdering a man in Teesside when he carried out the gruesome attack on Christmas Eve, 2018. The 39-year-old armed himself with a razor blade inside his clenched fist before attacking the victim, who was being held down by another prisoner. The attack was so violent, the victim later had to have an eye removed.
Pallas, of Sycamore Park, Brandon, Durham, was subsequently given a life sentence for stabbing Peter Gilling to death in Billingham on September 29, 2018, after being found guilty following a trial. On Tuesday, Pallas appeared at Durham Crown Court, via link from HMP Full Sutton, to be sentenced for the causing grievous bodily harm with intent incident.
