Inmate is stabbed and two others are left with serious head injuries after a violent prison brawl – with staff forced to lockdown the jail with gas
- One man in a serious condition and two more more stabbed in jailhouse fight
- Prison officers had to use gas to secure the wing and calm the inmates
- One of the injured has reportedly been airlifted to hospital for further treatment
Lithgow Correctional Centre has been put in lockdown after one inmate was stabbed and two others suffered serious injuries in jailhouse brawl.
Prison officers reportedly had to use gas to break the fight up before they could access the injured and secure the wing around 1pm on Tuesday.
One 35 year old man was stabbed in the attack and two others suffered major head injuries, according to Seven News.
One of the injured has since been flown to hospital and another is said to be suffered injuries to his jaw.
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