Man attacked a disabled inmate in his cell after 'threatening to knock his head off his shoulders'

23-YEAR-OLD ADMITTED ASSAULTING WHEELCHAIR-USING PRISONER

- By MARK NAYLOR

A VIOLENT prisoner with a grudge against an older, disabled inmate viciously attacked him in his cell after warning him: “I’m going to knock your head off your shoulders.”

Alex Pearson punched the wheelchair-using prisoner after going into his cell and confronting him. The victim had “no way of avoiding” the nasty revenge beating, which followed an argument between them the previous night, Hull Crown Court heard.

Pearson, 23, of The Causeway, Beverley, but recently in custody, admitted assaulting the other prisoner, causing actual bodily harm, on November 2, 2023.

Ben Hammersley, prosecuting, said that Pearson was in custody at Hull Prison at the time for matters that he was later cleared of at trial.