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| Pc murderers admit jail stabbing | Pc murderers admit jail stabbing |
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| Two men jailed for the murder of Bradford Pc Sharon Beshenivsky have admitted stabbing a fellow prisoner. | Two men jailed for the murder of Bradford Pc Sharon Beshenivsky have admitted stabbing a fellow prisoner. |
| Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 27, of Birmingham and Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 22, of London pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to stabbing Tony Piggott. | Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 27, of Birmingham and Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 22, of London pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to stabbing Tony Piggott. |
| They were sentenced to four years in prison, concurrent with the minimum 35-year life sentences they are serving for murdering Pc Beshenivsky. | They were sentenced to four years in prison, concurrent with the minimum 35-year life sentences they are serving for murdering Pc Beshenivsky. |
| The men shot the officer in a robbery at a Bradford travel agency in 2005. | The men shot the officer in a robbery at a Bradford travel agency in 2005. |
| Piggott, 23, who was jailed for a nightclub shooting in Manchester, was attacked in Frankland Prison, County Durham in March last year. | Piggott, 23, who was jailed for a nightclub shooting in Manchester, was attacked in Frankland Prison, County Durham in March last year. |
| The two men at first denied the joint charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. | |
| But before the trial was due to begin they pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful wounding. | |
| The reality of the situation is that you are both dangerous men Judge Beatrice Bolton | |
| Sentencing the pair, Judge Beatrice Bolton said she thought the knifing was not intended to cause grievous bodily harm but was "more likely with the intention of teaching Piggott a lesson and marking him". | |
| "To put it in a nutshell there was a prison fallout, the root of which is difficult to establish, which resulted in you two attacking him with a knife. | |
| "The reality of this situation is that you are both dangerous young men," she added. | |
| Christopher Knox, prosecuting, told the court that the incident happened at around 1900 GMT on 6 March last year, in the prison's F wing. | |
| He said a prison officer saw Shah and Jamma emerge from Shah's cell and move to Piggott's cell. | |
| Prison officers raised the alarm and found Piggott being held down on his bed by Shah, while Jamma was striking him. | |
| Piggott suffered a number of stab wounds to his body and face but was not kept in hospital. | |
| Mr Knox said the weapon was described as "prison-made" and "a small, crude but nevertheless effective stabbing knife". |