Parc Prison inmate sentenced for throwing poo at officer

Sentencing him, Judge Vanessa Francis said: “It was planned because the liquid had strong smell, it was purposely combined together and left to brew or stand reaching peak of unpleasantness before it was thrown.”

Judge Francis said Matthew’s behaviour was designed to maximise the humiliation and upset caused to prison officer David Ashby.

The court heard Mr Ashby was conducting a routine roll call of prisoners when he was attacked in May 2023.

Pouring excrement over an individual is known in prisons as “potting”.

Other prisoners warned Mr Ashby he was likely to be assaulted by Matthew.

As Mr Ashby walked up a flight of stairs, Matthew threw a cup containing the substance which hit his chest and face. The incident was captured on prison CCTV.

Matthew then jumped over the railings and on to safety netting before being detained by prison officers.

At the time of the attack, Matthew was serving extended sentence at Parc Prison of 11 years sentence for robbery.

The court was told he he has 29 convictions for 74 offences including robbery, burglary, battery and assaulting an emergency worker.

The sentence will run concurrently.