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Neo-Nazi who plotted to kill MP reportedly left with facial injuries after prison attack
Summary
A source reported that Jack Renshaw, convicted in 2019 over a plot to kill Labour MP Rosie Cooper, was attacked by another prisoner at HMP Wakefield and sustained facial injuries. Undetermined at this time.
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Jack Renshaw, a convicted neo-Nazi who planned to kill Labour MP Rosie Cooper, has been reported to have been attacked at HMP Wakefield. A source said another prisoner attacked him outside his cell and he sustained facial injuries. Renshaw was given a life sentence in 2019 after admitting preparing an act of terrorism over the plot. He has earlier convictions for stirring up racial hatred and for offences related to grooming.
Known facts:
- A source reported the assault occurred outside Renshaw's cell at HMP Wakefield and left him with facial injuries.
- Renshaw was convicted in 2019 after admitting preparing an act of terrorism linked to a plan to kill MP Rosie Cooper.
- He has previous convictions for stirring up racial hatred and for grooming-related offences.
- No official prison statement or public account of subsequent legal or disciplinary action has been reported.
Summary:
The reported assault is a serious incident involving a prisoner convicted over a far-right terrorism plot. It follows reporting of a recent fatal stabbing at the same prison two months earlier. Undetermined at this time.
