A prisoner who was serving a sentence at a high security County Durham jail "maliciously wounded" a prison officer.
Christopher Phillips carried out the offence against the male guard while serving a sentence at HMP Frankland. The 40-year-old committed the serious offence at the category A men's prison in Brasside on March 17, last year.
Phillips appeared at Durham Crown Court on Tuesday facing one charge of unlawful wounding. The charge states: "On 17th March 2021 at HMP Frankland, Brasside in the County of Durham, unlawfully and maliciously wounded a person, namely a prison officer."