Convicted murderer has sentence increased after breaking officers jaw

A police officer had his jaw broken by a convicted murderer who due to this has had four years added to his sentence.

25 year old Charlie White, attacked the prison officer from behind at HMP Whitemoor, near March, on 23 September 2022.

The man was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery to have plates inserted into a broken jaw. He also sustained nerve damage as well as fractures to his cheek bone and eye socket.

White denied assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent but admitted unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison.

He was found guilty of the assault charge and had his existing sentence increased.

In 2018, White was jailed for a minimum of 16 years for murdering a homeless man in Maidstone.

DC Emma Purser said:“This was a cowardly unprovoked attack on someone who was just trying to do their job.

“The ferocity of the attack has left the victim with ongoing nerve damage and numbness. Fortunately, the other prison officers were quickly on scene and prevented him from suffering further injuries.

“Prison officers do an incredibly difficult job under what can be very challenging circumstances. They deserve to do this without being attacked.”