Hong Kong prisoner pepper-sprayed after second attack on jail staff in space of 3 weeks
- Prison officer suffered nose injury in attack at Tai Lam Correctional Institution; incident reported to police for further investigation
- Inmate, 27, whose injuries were treated by prison doctor, convicted of possession of an offensive weapon in public two years ago
Prison officers pepper-sprayed an inmate when he attacked a staff member after a disciplinary hearing at a Hong Kong correctional centre, authorities revealed on Monday.
The staff member was said to have suffered a nose injury as a result of the incident, which happened at Tai Lam Correctional Institution in Tuen Mun in the New Territories, just before 11.30am.
The Correctional Services Department said a 27-year-old prisoner attacked the officer outside the adjudication room after he had been to a disciplinary hearing.
“Officers at the scene immediately stopped the assailant and applied OC foam [also known as pepper spray] to subdue him after repeated warnings were ignored,” the department said.
The attacker suffered injuries to his face, shoulder and knees and was treated by the prison doctor.