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| Killer admits murdering prisoner | Killer admits murdering prisoner |
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| A killer has admitted murdering a fellow inmate in a prison cell while on remand at HMP Kilmarnock. | A killer has admitted murdering a fellow inmate in a prison cell while on remand at HMP Kilmarnock. |
| David Martin, 20, kicked and stamped on Michael Cameron and poured boiling water over his head, in an attack captured on CCTV. | David Martin, 20, kicked and stamped on Michael Cameron and poured boiling water over his head, in an attack captured on CCTV. |
| A prison officer and a nurse witnessed the attack. The warder could not intervene until reinforcements arrived. | A prison officer and a nurse witnessed the attack. The warder could not intervene until reinforcements arrived. |
| Martin was on remand for murder at the time but the Crown accepted his plea to a reduced charge of culpable homicide. | Martin was on remand for murder at the time but the Crown accepted his plea to a reduced charge of culpable homicide. |
| Another prisoner, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was involved on the attack on Mr Cameron on 16 June, 2006 in a four-bed cell in HMP Kilmarnock's health wing. | Another prisoner, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was involved on the attack on Mr Cameron on 16 June, 2006 in a four-bed cell in HMP Kilmarnock's health wing. |
| Mr Cameron was on remand at the time. | Mr Cameron was on remand at the time. |
| Prison protocol | Prison protocol |
| Paul McBride QC said prison officer Craig Brennan wanted to stop the attack but was ordered by a superior not to enter the cell until reinforcements arrived. | Paul McBride QC said prison officer Craig Brennan wanted to stop the attack but was ordered by a superior not to enter the cell until reinforcements arrived. |
| Mr Brennan's boss was concerned for the safety of his staff. | Mr Brennan's boss was concerned for the safety of his staff. |
| Prison protocol dictates three custody officers should restrain any one prisoner. | Prison protocol dictates three custody officers should restrain any one prisoner. |
| CCTV of the attack at Kilmarnock prison | |
| Mr McBride said after Martin had been restrained he attacked Mr Cameron again. | Mr McBride said after Martin had been restrained he attacked Mr Cameron again. |
| He said the accident and emergency doctor who attended to Mr Cameron at Crosshouse Hospital had rarely seen injuries of such severity. | He said the accident and emergency doctor who attended to Mr Cameron at Crosshouse Hospital had rarely seen injuries of such severity. |
| HMP Kilmarnock is Scotland's only private prison. | HMP Kilmarnock is Scotland's only private prison. |
| Serco, which runs the prison, said: "Our condolences go to Mr Cameron's family for their tragic loss. | Serco, which runs the prison, said: "Our condolences go to Mr Cameron's family for their tragic loss. |
| "We pay tribute to the bravery of our staff who showed real courage in restraining Martin and providing medical assistance to Mr Cameron." | "We pay tribute to the bravery of our staff who showed real courage in restraining Martin and providing medical assistance to Mr Cameron." |
| Figures released on Wednesday by the Scottish government showed a total of 225 prisoners had been assaulted at HMP Kilmarnock in the past seven years. | Figures released on Wednesday 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. |
| The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said it would not have expected any staff in its establishments to have intervened in such an incident. | The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said it would not have expected any staff in its establishments to have intervened in such an incident. |
| An investigation has been held. A spokesman said its conclusions would not be made public at this time. | An investigation has been held. A spokesman said its conclusions would not be made public at this time. |
| I feel as if the case has taken so long and he is just laughing at the families that have been left behind Marie GriersonVictim's sister | |
| The murder happened three months after Martin was remanded for the murder of his mother's former boyfriend, Gilbert Grierson, 46, in Irvine in March 2006. | The murder happened three months after Martin was remanded for the murder of his mother's former boyfriend, Gilbert Grierson, 46, in Irvine in March 2006. |
| Martin admitted a lesser charge of culpable homicide by killing Grierson with knives, scissors, a frying pan and a bottle and then setting his home on fire. | Martin admitted a lesser charge of culpable homicide by killing Grierson with knives, scissors, a frying pan and a bottle and then setting his home on fire. |
| Grierson's sister, Marie, said: "He's just an animal for what he's done to people. | |
| "At the end of the day, he forgets the people he's murdered have families left behind to pick up the pieces. I have been left to pick up the pieces of my family. | |
| "I feel as if the case has taken so long and he is just laughing at the families that have been left behind." | |
| Martin will be sentenced next month. |