Female prison guard, 24, is 'stabbed in the back with SCISSORS by a 26-year-old inmate' during a 'brutal attack' in the women's section of a maximum security Sydney jail
- The guard was stabbed at Silverwater Correctional Complex about 8am Monday
- She was stabbed by a 26-year-old female inmate in the jail's women's section
- The inmate has been put in segregation and staff have been offered counselling
- The guard was taken to Westmead Hospital with non life-threatening wounds
A female prison guard, 24, has been stabbed in the back with a pair of scissors in what's been described as a 'brutal attack' at Silverwater Correctional Complex.
Four ambulance crews, including a specialist medical team, were called to the Western Sydney jail just after 8am on Monday.
A NSW Corrective Services spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the guard was stabbed by a 26-year-old female inmate in the women's section of the prison.
Investigations are underway to determine how the prisoner found a pair of scissors.
The inmate has been placed in segregation, while staff have been offered counselling.
The guard was stabbed by a 26-year-old female inmate in the women's section of Silverwater jail (pictured) in Sydney's west
The guard was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition with non life-threatening wounds. She is in a stable condition.
Ambulance Inspector Kevin McSweeney said emergency crews arrived to a confronting scene.
'It was a brutal attack, with the patient having a significant wound to her back,' he said.
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'Paramedics worked to stabilise the patient before getting her to hospital where she is expected to undergo further assessment and surgery.'
A NSW Police spokesman said it has commenced a police investigation.
Silverwater - a men's and women's maximum and minimum security facility - is home to some of Australia's most infamous criminals.
Katherine Knight, who butchered her husband and boiled his head in a stew, has been locked up at the prison since 2001.
