Prison guard is fighting for his life after an inmate ‘viciously assaulted’ him while standing watch at hospital
- Inmate ‘viciously assaults’ prison officer during visit to Sydney hospital
- A nurse was also assaulted in the attack at Prince of Wales Hospital
- The injured prison officer underwent emergency surgery and is in critical state
- He and the prisoner were visiting the hospital from Long Bay gaol
- The prisoner has since been transported to Goulburn’s Supermax prison
A prison officer is in a critical condition after he and a nurse were assaulted by an inmate at a hospital.
The incident occurred at the Prince of Wales Hospital while the officer was guarding the prisoner.
The inmate is now being transported to Goulburn Supermax.
The assault occurred at the hospital at 8.30am after which the male officer underwent emergency surgery.
A prisoner from Long Bay Correctional Complex has been transported to Goulburn’s high-security Supermax facility after a vicious assault on a prison officer and a nurse at Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital on Thursday morning
Corrective Services NSW told Daily Mail Australia the officer is now in a critical but stable conditions.
NSW Corrections Minister Geoff Lee described the assault as ‘a terrible event’.
‘On behalf of the government, I extend my sympathy to the officer and the nurse.’
It’s understood both the prison officer and the inmate had arrived at the hospital from Long Bay Correctional Complex.
Commissioner Kevin Corcoran PSM said the work Corrective Services NSW officers do is often dangerous.
‘Despite this, they turn up each day determined to keep the community safe. CSNSW is offering all available support to the officer and other staff.’
The Commissioner visited Prince of Wales Hospital this morning after this morning’s incident and spoke with the medical director.
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