A thug claimed he focused a gangland determine in a 'jail napalm’ assault as a result of he was bullied.
Matthew Grady, who's serving time for attempting to homicide his ex-girlfriend, had his sentence elevated final week after pouring the contents of a kettle over John Hardie at Shotts Jail.
Different prisoners dragged the 35-year-old away as he threw punches at Hardie, who was jailed for 20 years for his position in a plot to homicide crime kingpin, Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel.
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Hardie was unhurt within the assault, however Grady suffered a black eye after being dragged away.
Employees later found sugar within the kettle had not melted.
Grady was jailed in 2017 after trying to homicide his then associate, with the brute slashing her face amid claims he had cheated on her.
He appeared through video hyperlink from HMP Glenochil at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom and admitted the assault of Might final 12 months.
He was given an extra 15 months by Sheriff John Speir and advised it is going to start after his present 10-year sentence ends.
Depute fiscal Jennifer McCabe mentioned: “The complainer was in a communal space of the jail and the accused was noticed on CCTV exiting his cell with a kettle in his hand.
“He shortly walked in direction of the complainer and as he received nearer, he threw the contents over him after which threw punches at him.
“This was noticed by a jail officer who pressed the alarm for different officers to attend whereas the complainer was helped by different prisoners to try to cease the accused assaulting him additional.
“Jail officers took maintain of the accused and escorted him to his cell.
“Officers noticed the kettle mendacity on the ground and the ground sticky.
“The sugar within the kettle didn't dissolve and it was nonetheless all around the kettle in granular type.
“Neither man required medical remedy.”
Elaine Rae, defending, mentioned: “The complainer had threatened him on quite a few events and Mr Grady knew that by assaulting him, that will trigger this to cease.
“He was the one one who suffered any kind of harm.
“He has been moved to HMP Glenochil and is preserving his head down.”
Sheriff Speir mentioned: “I bear in mind the difficulties that you simply discovered your self in, however I do know this kind of behaviour can't be excused as a result of the implications might have been very important certainly for Mr Hardie.”
Assaults with sugar in boiling water are generally generally known as ‘napalm’ in jail circles as a result of the combination sticks to the pores and skin and intensifies burns - much like napalm bombs.
Hardie was caged for 20 years for a plot which noticed a gang of six males perform a string of savage assaults throughout Glasgow.
Bonzo was chased in a 100mph automotive chase earlier than his motor was rammed and he was viciously attacked with a machete leaving him scarred for all times.
In Might 2019, Hardie together with Brian Ferguson, Andrew Gallacher, Robert Pickett, Andrew Sinclair and Peter Bain have been jailed for a complete of 104 years on the Excessive Courtroom in Glasgow.
Final 12 months he admitted having two illicit cell phones in his cell at HMP Shotts and was caught attempting to flush one down the bathroom.
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