Jail boss suspended after ex-digger attack


The manager of a NSW prison has been stood down after a young Islamic State supporter allegedly attacked a former Australian soldier in a jail cell.

The 18-year-old allegedly carved "e4e" into his cell mate's head, an apparent reference to the terror group's "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" mantra, after lockdown at Kempsey prison on Thursday afternoon.

"As a result of that I have decided to suspend the general manager of the correctional centre pending the outcome of this investigation," NSW Corrective Services Commissioner Peter Severin told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.




"If you are radicalised and at risk of engaging in violent extremism, you need to be locked up.

"You need to be very highly controlled."

Mr Severin said the teenager should have been placed in a high-risk management correctional centre and has now been transferred to one.

It's alleged the 18-year-old also placed a towel over his cell mate's face and poured boiling water onto him.

The 40-year-old former soldier was rushed to hospital with injuries to his head and sternum and burns to his face.

The teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and choking.

Mr Severin said the decision to stand down the prison manager was not taken lightly.

"We really have to make sure that not only do we have good procedures in place, but they're adhered to."

A full investigation into the management of radicalised prisoners will also be launched.

Corrections Minister David Elliott said he was outraged by the alleged attack.

"I will ask the Inspector of Custodial Services for a full and thorough investigation of the management of radicalised prisoners in the system, including the assault," Mr Elliott said.

Public Sector Association spokesman Steve McMahon said the department hadn't taken the alleged attacker's extremist views seriously, and should have placed him in segregation.

"The 18-year-old, in our belief, had presented enough information and bad behaviour to have been segregated, or at the very least, been put in a single cell," Mr McMahon said.

The charged teenager will face Kempsey Local Court on May 23.

Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/04/10/08/17/is-supporter-attacks-digger-at-nsw-prison#rXzoAXyHjxUMu8G7.99

The guy he attacked is a convicted criminal, serving time in a prison - is that right?

I just want to make sure I get all the facts straight.

Mr Hammer wrote on Apr 10^th, 2016 at 4:12pm:


Two prisoners in a fight.

I'm guessing this sort of thing happens a lot, don't you?

The name Carl Williams rings a bell.

Were you upset when he got bashed, Homo?

greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 10^th, 2016 at 4:09pm:


He could have just as well been in there for not paying a traffic fine.

Are you saying all prisoners deserve to have IS symbols carved into their heads?

I thought you were more in the rehab than torture camp.

GordyL wrote on Apr 10^th, 2016 at 4:17pm:


That's why I'm asking questions - I want to get the facts straight.

So, is he a convicted criminal serving time in a prison?

The manager of a NSW prison has been stood down after a young Islamic State supporter allegedly attacked a former Australian soldier in a jail cell.

The teenager allegedly used a sharp object to carve "e4e" into the man's head, an apparent reference to the terror group's "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" mantra, inside the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre in Kempsey on Thursday afternoon.

"As a result of that I have decided to suspend the general manager of the correctional centre pending the outcome of this investigation," NSW Corrective Services Commissioner Peter Severin told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.

The 40-year-old victim is said to be fighting for his life.
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The teen, 18, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and moved out of the prison's maximum security section.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/is-supporter-carves-e4e-on-exaustralian-soldiers-head-...

Mr Hammer wrote on Apr 10^th, 2016 at 4:01pm:


Sounds a lot like the conservatives in here who support capital punishment.

Fancy having something in common with terrorists.

Dear o dear o dear.

Imagine the outcry if someone carved a crucifix into a Muslim mans forehead?

This was a race (Religion) crime.
If an Islamist can pull the race card out every time a Muslim is "Vilified" why cant we Christians?

It should be tried as a race hate crime and serious punishment  handed out to stop this now, otherwise we will have people everywhere walking around with e4e carved into their heads by devil worshipers with the illegal knives they all carry.