Bomb plotter attacked in UK jail: Lawyer

He suffered a “horrific assault” last Friday at the maximum security Frankland Prison in northern England, according to his lawyer Muddassar Arani.

She said a prisoner had thrown boiling water on Barot’s back which had led to a “physical punch up”. Later, while attending to his burns, another inmate poured boiling oil over his head.

“Eesa (Dhiren) Barot has suffered various burns to his hands, forehead, head, neck and back. Eesa Barot as a result of the boiling oil having been poured over him has lost all of his hair,” said Arani. “Barot is suffering from extensive pain and has been scarred for the rest of his life.”

Arani said the attack raised fears that Muslim prisoners would be targets of attacks and accused the prison authorities of not doing enough to protect them.

The Ministry of Justice said it could not comment on individuals but confirmed a prisoner at Frankland had beentreated for scalding on the back of his head and his back.