Female prison guard is stabbed in the back at Silverwater jail in Sydney

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Female prison guard is stabbed in the back at Silverwater jail in Sydney

A female prison guard has been stabbed in the back in what’s been described as a ‘brutal attack’ at Silverwater Correctional Complex.

Four ambulance crews, including a specialist medical team, were called to the Western Sydney jail just after 8am on Monday.

A NSW Corrective Services spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the guard was stabbed by a 26-year-old female inmate in the women’s section of the jail. 

The guard was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition with non life-threatening wounds. She is in a stable condition.

The guard was stabbed by a 26-year-old female inmate in the women’s section of Silverwater jail (pictured) in Sydney’s west 

Ambulance Inspector Kevin McSweeney said emergency crews arrived to a confronting scene.

‘It was a brutal attack, with the patient having a significant wound to her back,’ he said.

‘Paramedics worked to stabilise the patient before getting her to hospital where she is expected to undergo further assessment and surgery.’

A NSW Police spokesman said it has commenced a police investigation.

Silverwater – a men’s and women’s maximum and minimum security facility – is home to some of Australia’s most infamous criminals. 

Katherine Knight, who butchered her husband and boiled his head in a stew, has been locked up at the prison since 2001. 

Source: Daily Mail Australia | News Colony

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