Inmates charged after prisoner almost killed in cell
Two inmates have been charged over an alleged attempted murder after a fellow prisoner was stabbed several times at Kempsey jail on Wednesday.
The two men, aged 50 and 28, allegedly targeted the 26-year-old victim inside his cell at the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre.
The man was stabbed multiple times in the back, chest and neck.
Prison staff called in emergency services at 3.15 yesterday afternoon and the man was flown to John Hunter Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Both men were arrested and the older man was charged with attempted murder while the younger man was charged with aid and abet attempted murder.
Both were refused bail and will appear in court today.
Originally published as Inmates charged over alleged attempted prison murder
