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Fionnuala Boyle

Prison staff 'sacked from HMP Edinburgh for attacking inmate in cell'

Three prison officers are understood to have been sacked from HMP Edinburgh for attacking an inmate.

The trio, who are physical training instructors at the Saughton nick, are believed to have battered the 24-year-old prisoner in his cell in early September 2022.

It is understood the officers, who are responsible for delivering physical education programmes and activities for lags, were axed from their roles at the capital prison last week.

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