Forest Bank prisoner Geoffrey Hampshire aged 46-years-old was given an additional six months inside for unexpectedly headbutting a Forest Bank prison officer because he was 'Having a bad day'.
The officer who had worked at the prison for four years suffered a broken nose during an unprovoked attack which left him bruised , covered in blood and feeling embarrassed over the incident.
In a statement given after the assault, the injured officer said:
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"I couldn't believe I had let this happen to me.
"I became very emotional because I doubted whether I could do my job correctly."
Hampshire who is already serving a five year sentence since the 27th of July 2018 for burglaries - has since been transferred to HMP Birmingham.
During his trial his defence told the Judge that his client wished to apologise to the officer and that he regretted his actions brought upon by misunderstanding the officers intentions after having a difficult day which led him to make 'a poor response'.
Judge Alan Conrad QC told Hampshire that the officer had done nothing to warrant the attack as he handed him an additional six months to his sentence.
Photo: GMP
Edited by KARL
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