Manchester Arena bomb plotter due in court accused of attack on prison officers with weapons
By Jessica Lees
Published 18th Sep 2025, 08:43 GMT
Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi is due to appear in court charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured in prison.
The 28-year-old is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
Abedi faces one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon, after the incident at HMP Frankland in Co Durham on the 12th of April.
Three prison officers were taken to hospital with serious injuries following an incident.
It is alleged they were attacked with hot oil and makeshift weapons.