Strangeways protester given nine year sentence

Stuart Horner convicted of criminal damage and assault

Rooftop protester Stuart Horner
Published 9th Mar 2017

Convicted murderer Stuart Horner has been found guilty of criminal damage and affray over a rooftop protest at Strangeways.

During his trial at Manchester Crown Court Horner told the court he climbed onto the prison roof in September 2015 - to raise awareness of government cuts and how bad the conditions were.

He spent two and a half days on the rooftop eventually coming down when he was given a pizza and a can of coke.

A jury decided Horner’s actions were not lawful he's already serving life for murder but has now been given nine years for the damage - and a year for affray to run alongside his sentence.