According to reports reaching our newsroom, the prisoner was being escorted when he struck the officer in the face with a sharp object. The weapon was reportedly subsequently retrieved following a search of the inmate.

The prison officer required treatment at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.

“That incident is being investigated, that is all I will comment,” Superintendent of Prisons Mr Guy M. Hill told our newsroom on August 27, 2022.

It is still unclear if the prisoner has since been charged by police.

Superintendent of Prisons Mr Guy M. Hill. It is still unclear if the prisoner has since been charged by police.