Britain's first acid attacker killer released a copycat jihadist attack on jail workforce threatening officials with a sharpened tool in his cell as officials fear an upsurge in 'jail extremism'.

Britain's first acid attacker killer released a copycat jihadist attack on jail workforce threatening officials with a sharpened tool in his cell as officials fear an upsurge in 'jail extremism'.

Xeneral Imiuru turned into locked up in 2018 after being convicted for an acid assault that killed nurse Joanne Rand at a Vue cinema in west London.

Downing Street has already been entreated to confront the hazard of extremism in jails up and down the united states.

He had formerly assaulted officials at every other jail and it has now been found out that he tried a jihadist assault at Winchester jail.

The 20-12 months-old is thought to have faked a suicide strive if you want to trap officials into his cell.

Xeneral Imiuru (pictured above) was jailed in 2018 for the primary ever acid attack killing. +three
Xeneral Imiuru (pictured above) become jailed in 2018 for the primary ever acid assault killing.
Once they had been in the cellular they found Imiruru on the floor. Three officers entered and the inmate lunged at them with a weapon that had been strapped to his arm, before being limited.

The Times reported that he instructed officials that he become trying a jihadist attack, despite the reality he became now not in jail for terrorist offences.

The Prison Service confirmed to The Times that the assault had taken region and that it changed into being investigated.

The incident last Thursday comes after the inmate have been segregated from different inmates due to the fact he became assessed as a threat.

Prisoners posing as jail ‘emirs’ in jails throughout the United Kingdom had been forcing a few to convert to their Islamic ideology.

The incident passed off at Winchester prison (pictured above) wherein officers had to restrain Imiuru
Since terrorist Sudesh Amman turned into released early from his sentence closing month, taking place to stab people in Streatham, London, Downing Street has been advised to confront the hazard of extremism in jails.

It is believed that Imiuru’s attempt to copy jihadist methods may be a situation to those in the prison service.

Speaking to the Times, former prison governor Ian Acheson stated the attack changed into ‘traumatic’.

Mr Acheson had performed an official review of jail extremism in 2016 and stated the assault suggested ‘cautious pre-meditation at the least’.

‘The assault may want to properly have been inspired by way of recent violent extremism outside and inside the jail partitions.

‘It’s extraordinarily critical that the police investigation is rapid and transparent and that a terrorist motive is thoroughly investigated’.