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| Killer sentenced for jail murder | |
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| A man who admitted murdering a fellow inmate in a "horrific" jail attack has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. | |
| David Martin was captured on CCTV in June 2007 as he kicked and stamped on Michael Cameron at Kilmarnock Prison, Scotland's only private jail. | David Martin was captured on CCTV in June 2007 as he kicked and stamped on Michael Cameron at Kilmarnock Prison, Scotland's only private jail. |
| The incident prompted Serco, which runs the prison, to defend its procedures. | The incident prompted Serco, which runs the prison, to defend its procedures. |
| The sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh also covered Martin's killing of Gilbert Grierson, his mother's former boyfriend, in March 2006. | |
| Martin was sentenced to life for the murder and was told he would have to serve 24 years before he could apply for parole, which also encompasses his period of punishment for the culpable homicide charge. | |
| The 20-year-old had previously admitted culpable homicide, by killing Mr Grierson, 46, with knives, scissors, a frying pan and a bottle and setting his home in Irvine on fire. | |
| His attack on Cameron happened three months after Martin was remanded for killing Mr Grierson. | His attack on Cameron happened three months after Martin was remanded for killing Mr Grierson. |
| The incident, in Kilmarnock Prison's health wing, also saw Martin pour boiling water over his victim. | The incident, in Kilmarnock Prison's health wing, also saw Martin pour boiling water over his victim. |
| The attack happened in the prison's healthcare wing | The attack happened in the prison's healthcare wing |
| A prison officer witnessed the murder but did not intervene until re-enforcements arrived. | A prison officer witnessed the murder but did not intervene until re-enforcements arrived. |
| Under prison protocol a total of three custody officers should restrain any one prisoner. | Under prison protocol a total of three custody officers should restrain any one prisoner. |
| Serco spokesman Michael Clarke said: "There were four prisoners in the healthcare unit in a ward and there was one prison officer and one nurse in the immediate area when this horrific attack erupted. | Serco spokesman Michael Clarke said: "There were four prisoners in the healthcare unit in a ward and there was one prison officer and one nurse in the immediate area when this horrific attack erupted. |
| "He quite rightly called for re-enforcements before entering the ward to stop the incident and within a couple of minutes extra staff had arrived." | "He quite rightly called for re-enforcements before entering the ward to stop the incident and within a couple of minutes extra staff had arrived." |
| Figures released last month by the Scottish Government showed a total of 225 prisoners had been assaulted at HMP Kilmarnock in the past seven years. | Figures released last month by the Scottish Government showed a total of 225 prisoners had been assaulted at HMP Kilmarnock in the past seven years. |
| Last year, 49 assaults took place - a record number. | Last year, 49 assaults took place - a record number. |
| However, Mr Clarke said the Serco employees "did the right thing" and claimed that staffing levels at the prison were adequate. | However, Mr Clarke said the Serco employees "did the right thing" and claimed that staffing levels at the prison were adequate. |
| "It was a tragic occurrence, a horrific attack and we need to make sure that we do everything to prevent it happening again," he added. | "It was a tragic occurrence, a horrific attack and we need to make sure that we do everything to prevent it happening again," he added. |