Convicted murderer who attacked prison officer in jail near Peterborough sentenced

It happened last January

Author: Julie CastonPublished 26th Sep 2024

A convicted murderer who attacked a prison officer in a jail near Peterborough has been sentenced.

Christopher Walters punched and knocked him unconscious in an unprovoked attacke at HMP Whitemoor near March in January last year.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and was discharged the same day.

In 2013 Walters was convicted of murdering a man in London in May the previous year.

During a trial at Cambridge Crown Court the 35-year-old changed his plea to guilty of causing actual bodily harm and was given 13 months to run alongside his existing sentence.

DC Emma Purser said: “This was a completely unprovoked attack that left a man needing hospital treatment.

“Although the sentence is concurrent, it will be taken into account when Walters becomes eligible for parole.

“Prison officers do a difficult job in challenging circumstances. Attacks like this are completely unacceptable.”

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