22/09/2010
Prisoner Charged Over Jail Stabbing
An inmate has been charged over the stabbing of three prison officers at a County Durham jail.
Durham Police report that Kevan Thakrar, 23, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of assault.
A female and two male officers were injured in the incident which happened at the high security HMP Frankland on 13 March.
Thakrar is due in court at a later date.
(BMcN)
Durham Police report that Kevan Thakrar, 23, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of assault.
A female and two male officers were injured in the incident which happened at the high security HMP Frankland on 13 March.
Thakrar is due in court at a later date.
(BMcN)
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