TWO more men have been sentenced over a Worcestershire prison mutiny that caused thousands worth of damage and left staff injured.
Christopher Morrisey and Callum Cheetham join five other prisoners who were sentenced over an incident at HMP Long Lartin where inmates took control of a wing in the Evesham-based prison in 2019.
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It led to a number of staff being injured after pool balls were thrown at them and CCTV cameras were smashed, floods were caused and they built barricades before starting a fire.
Morrisey, aged 47, was given an additional 40 months to run alongside his 34 years in prison and Cheetham, aged 30, was handed 20 months to run alongside the 17 years he is already serving.
Who else has been sentenced for the prison mutiny at HMP Long Lartin?
- Dean Cody, 38, was given 45 months in addition to the 21 years he was already serving.
- Derek Law, 41, was given 40 months in addition to the 19 years he was already serving.
- Steven Jones, 41, was given 40 months to run in addition to the 19 years he is already serving.
- John Ward, 44, was given 16 months to run alongside the 32 years he is already serving.
- Jasbir Takhar, 47, was given 28 months to run alongside the 28 years he is already serving.
The two were sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on October 15.
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In September 2019, prison staff came under attack by a group of prisoners who forced them to withdraw from a wing at HMP Long Lartin.
Some of the staff sustained injuries and over £110,000 worth of damage was done.
Specialist prison control and restraint, Tornado Teams were brought in from HM Prisons from across the country, including HMP Birmingham, HMP Bristol, HMP Woodhill, HMP Bullingdon, HMP Featherstone, HMP Brinsford, HMP Oakwood and HMP Cardiff. Once inside the prison, they regained wing control within 10 minutes.
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