A prisoner who attacked one other inmate with a sharpened bathroom brush has been sentenced to twenty months in jail.
Kyle Leonard, 26, tailored the john brush by whittling it to a pointed finish earlier than utilizing the makeshift weapon to assault rival Thomas Henderson. The convicted intercourse offender hit Mr Henderson with the comb as much as a dozen occasions earlier than attacking the feminine warder who stepped in to halt the combat.
Leonard, a prisoner at Perth, admitted having an offensive weapon - specifically a sharpened bathroom brush shaft - within the jail's B Corridor on 25 September 2021. He admitted assaulting Mr Henderson by repeatedly putting him on the pinnacle and physique with a rest room brush, repeatedly punching his head and physique and inflicting him to fall to the bottom earlier than scuffling with him to his harm.
Leonard additional admitted attacking jail officer Diane Kelsey and kicking her twice on the pinnacle to her harm throughout the fracas.
Sheriff Euan Duthie mentioned: "This was an appalling assault. Members of the jail service are entitled to work in relative security.
"Your conduct in direction of the officer and in direction of the prisoner was fully unacceptable and a custodial sentence is inevitable."
Fiscal depute Elizabeth Hodgson advised the courtroom that the assault occurred on the third flooring of the jail's B-Corridor simply earlier than 9.30am.
"Mr Henderson and one other witness walked in direction of the accused's cell," she mentioned. "The accused instantly exited his cell and in his proper hand he had a rest room brush shaft which was sharpened to a degree.
"He pushed towards Mr Henderson and struck him to the pinnacle and physique with the comb 10 to 12 occasions."
Leonard dropped the weapon and started repeatedly punching Mr Henderson on his head and physique.
"Diane Kelsey, a jail officer, noticed the commotion on the touchdown and rushed in direction of each males to attempt to separate them," mentioned Ms Hodgson.
"She took maintain of the accused and all events fell to the bottom. The accused kicked her twice on the pinnacle earlier than being restrained."
Leonard was thrown into isolation on the jail's segregation unit, whereas Henderson was transferred to Perth Royal Infirmary.
"At 11am, police attended on the hospital to talk to Mr Henderson, who was being guarded by jail workers," mentioned the fiscal depute.
"Mr Henderson instantly advised officers he was not giving any assertion and wouldn't be discussing what occurred. He was seen to have wounds on his face, with redness on his face, head and physique."
Ms Hodgson mentioned: "Ms Kelsey sustained bruising on her higher arm and her left forearm and again have been sore."
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