A prisoner brandished a homemade ‘knife’ in his cell - whilst he was already serving a sentence for attacking custody officers. Gary Brooks, 30, was due to be released in October next year following a number of assaults on emergency workers.
However, in May last year, whilst three officers were carrying out a welfare check, he jumped at them whilst holding a weapon, consisting of a razor attached to a stick. The officers were able to get out unharmed, and later conducted a search of the cell, finding the blade hidden in a toilet roll, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Brooks, currently residing at Strangeways, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possession of an unauthorised knife or bladed weapon in prison. He was handed a 12 month jail term, which will be added onto his current sentence. This means he won’t be released from custody until October 2024.
