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| Nottingham Prison officer loses part of ear in bite attack | |
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| Part of a prison officer's ear has been bitten off in an attack at HMP Nottingham, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. | |
| The officer has since been discharged from Queen's Medical Centre but is still receiving treatment, police said. | |
| They were called to the Category B prison on Perry Road at about 09:30 BST on Wednesday. Concerns about safety of staff at the jail were raised in April. | |
| And a prisoner there reportedly tried to blind himself last week. | |
| The MoJ said violence towards staff would result in "severe consequences". | |
| A spokeswoman said: "We have referred this incident to the police and are helping them with their inquiries," | |
| "We always press for the most serious charges to be laid against anyone who is violent in prison." | "We always press for the most serious charges to be laid against anyone who is violent in prison." |