Prison officer stabbed at HMP Long Lartin ‘with knife brought in from outside jail’

A prison officer who received emergency treatment after being attacked at a high security jail was stabbed with a weapon from outside of prison, Sky News understands.

The 25-year-old officer was airlifted to hospital after allegedly being attacked by an inmate who used a knife that wasn’t made inside the jail, which is otherwise known as an "improvised" weapon.

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