April Jones killer Bridger in prison knife attack
Mark Bridger, jailed for life in May for the abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones in Machynlleth, mid-Wales, has been attacked with a blade by a fellow inmate at Wakefield prison.
Bridger was slashed across the face with a makeshift blade by a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield on Sunday, according to a report in the Sun newspaper.
He was taken to a local hospital where he was given stitches, the newspaper said.
A Prison Service spokeswoman said: “A prisoner from HMP Wakefield was taken to hospital on 7 July. The incident is being investigated by the police.”
Bridger kidnapped April before sexually abusing her, murdering her and then disposing of her body last October.
He was given a whole life sentence in May by trial judge Mr Justice Griffith Williams after a jury took four hours to find him guilty following a month-long trial.
April had been playing with friends close to her home on the Bryn Y Gog estate in Machynlleth, mid-Wales, when Bridger enticed her into his car.
Following his arrest, officers found numerous indecent images on his computer.
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