rodmalcolm published Inmate must pay £300 compensation for scalding a prison...

An inmate must pay £300 compensation for scalding a prison officer and leaving his skin bubbling. The attack took place at HMP Lowdham Grange and now the officer worries if anyone comes up behind him, a court heard. It came two years after William Coughlan threw boiling water over another prison officer - after mixing in sugar to make it stick and cause worse injury.Coughlan, 31, admitted assault on December 7 and was jailed for six weeks. He is currently in Nottingham Prison. The...