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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Three prisoners launched ‘animalistic’ attack on officer in high-security wing of HMP Belmarsh, court hears

Met Police

A prison officer thought he was going to be killed in an “animalistic” attack by three prisoners in the high-security unit of HMP Belmarsh, a court has heard.

Hashem Abedi, 24, Ahmed Hassan, 22, and Muhammed Saeed, 23, are charged with inflicting actual bodily harm on Paul Edwards during the May 2020 incident.

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