A prisoner who claims to have a kitchen phobia after being stabbed 16 times while working in a prison canteen is suing the government for £5 million.
Steven Wilson told a court that he suffered many injuries, including a torn liver, fractured spine and lacerated spinal cord, when a convicted murderer attacked him “out of the blue” with a nine-inch knife while they worked in the kitchen at HMP Chelmsford in Essex.
The 36-year-old, who was serving a sentence for burglary at the time of the attack, is suing the Ministry of Justice over allegations that officials failed to adequately assess whether Patrick Chandler, who had a history of violence, was safe for kitchen work, where he had access to knives and other sharp items.
