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| Killer Stuart Horner protests on roof of HMP Manchester for second day | Killer Stuart Horner protests on roof of HMP Manchester for second day |
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| A convicted murderer has spent a second night protesting on the roof of a prison in Manchester. | A convicted murderer has spent a second night protesting on the roof of a prison in Manchester. |
| Stuart Horner, 35, from Wythenshawe, Manchester, was jailed for life in 2012 for the murder of his uncle after a family feud. | Stuart Horner, 35, from Wythenshawe, Manchester, was jailed for life in 2012 for the murder of his uncle after a family feud. |
| He climbed on to the roof of HMP Manchester, formerly known as Strangeways, on Sunday afternoon and has been protesting about conditions. | He climbed on to the roof of HMP Manchester, formerly known as Strangeways, on Sunday afternoon and has been protesting about conditions. |
| The Prison Service said negotiators are trying to persuade him to come down. | The Prison Service said negotiators are trying to persuade him to come down. |
| Horner has caused thousands of pounds of damage to the Victorian jail by pulling up metal roof trusses and using them to smash a series of large skylight windows and attack CCTV security cameras. | |
| Inside yells of support from fellow inmates and the barking of police dogs can be heard. | |
| 'Further prosecution' | |
| Prison officials have used a fire brigade cherry picker crane to reach the roof and try to talk him down since the protest began at about 15:30 BST on Sunday. | |
| It is understood to be too dangerous for prison or police officers to attempt to snatch Horner from the roof and the situation will be resolved when he chooses to come down. | |
| A spokesman for the Prison Service said negotiators were at the scene and a surrender plan was in position, meanwhile prison and court visits were continuing as normal. | |
| Horner will face punishment for breaking the prison rules and probable further prosecution for criminal damage when he eventually ends his protest. | |
| Latest Ministry of Justice figures shows it costs about £40,000 a year to keep a lifer such as Horner in HMP Manchester. | |
| Built in 1868, with a central rotunda and radial wings, it houses about 1,200 inmates. | |
| A number of roads are still closed while the protest takes place, including Southall Street, Sherborne Street and Empire Street. | A number of roads are still closed while the protest takes place, including Southall Street, Sherborne Street and Empire Street. |