THREE prison officers have been injured after reportedly being stabbed by a prisoner.
Cops have launched an investigation after the alleged horror attack at HMP Isle of Wight yesterday.
The Island Echo reported two of the guards were rushed to nearby St Mary’s Hospital after being attacked in the jail.
It is understood the officers were attacked by the lag at the Inpatient Unit on the prison‘s Albany site.
A 32-year-old man sustained facial injuries and a 28-year-old man received injuries to his right arm, it was reported.
And it is believed the third staff member received minor injuries during the alleged attack at the facility on Parkhurst Road in Newport.
The prisoner was reportedly using a makeshift weapon to target his alleged victims.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police has not made any arrests at this time, but a probe remains ongoing.
It is understood the two officers have been discharged from hospital and the prisoner has been moved to a Segregation unit.
The Ministry of Justice slammed attacks on staff as “cowardly and unacceptable”.
A spokesperson said: “Attacks on our staff are cowardly and unacceptable which is why we push for the strongest possible punishments”.
The alleged stabbing becomes the latest in a spate of violent attacks on guards at prisons across the UK.
In May, an officer was stabbed by an inmate allegedly wielding a flick-knife – feared to have been delivered to the jail by drone.
The con – serving time at HMP Long Lartin – plunged the knife into the guard in a brutal attack and it is said to have “nicked” his liver.
It is understood the officer was air-lifted to hospital, with sources saying he was “lucky to survive”.
The same month, Southport monster Axel Rudakubana hurled scalding water at a Belmarsh Prison guard.
And just weeks before, Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi stabbed and scalded three guards at HMP Frankland.
The Prison Officer’s Association has previously urged action to protect staff “before there is a fatality”.
The union’s General Secretary Steve Gillan said: “Escalating levels of violence are out of control in the prison service in England and Wales.
“Prison regimes must be reviewed as a matter of urgency. We need action to protect prison officers before there is a fatality.”
The Ministry of Justice has said it is considering the use of tasers and body armour to help staff deal with violent cons.
