Prisoner Protest Continues
A prisoner has told KEY103 he plans to stay up on the roof at Strangeways for 40 days.
A prisoner has managed to get on to the roof of Strangeways in Manchester where he’s been staging a protest since about 2pm yesterday.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stuart Horner, 35, from Wythenshawe, first clambered up a wall and onto the roof of HMP Manchester, on Sunday afternoon. He stripped to his Manchester United underpants at one stage, smashed windows, climbed up various structures and spent the night outside on the roof despite prison officers climbing ladders and trying to talk him down.
Horner was jailed in 2012 for life, with a minimum of 27 years before parole, for the murder of his uncle, Ian Taylor, 44, with a shotgun after a family feud.
Prisoners have now each been given a letter warning of regime curtailments'' due to the disruption caused by Horner to the Category A, top security jail.
Horner, who is visible and audible from the rooftop above the walls of the jail, has complained about prison conditions and shouted he wants to change prison history.
WATCH: As our Reporter Justin Mottershead talks us through what's happening at the scene:
Chief Inspector Gareth Parkin of GMP’s north Manchester division said: “We are supporting our colleagues at HMP Manchester Prison to manage this incident safely, and as such we have had to temporarily close a number of roads.”
“There may be some traffic disruption in the area, so those travelling past the prison are advised to allow some extra time for their journeys this morning if possible.”
Road closures around the prison include Southall Street, Sherborne Street and Empire Street.