Prisoner shouted 'Die you nonce' as he tried to strangle sex offender in Leeds prison cell

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jun 2018, 07:00 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2018, 11:29 BST
Daniel StewartDaniel Stewart
Daniel Stewart
A PRISONER tried to murder a fellow sex offender by strangling him with a ripped bed sheet in their cell at Armley jail.

IN COURT: Leeds primary school headteacher in custody charged with child sex offencesDaniel Stewart shouted "die you nonce" as the victim gasped for breath and began to lose consciousness.

Leeds Crown Court heard the victim managed to fight Stewart off in a last ditch struggle as he believe he only had seconds left to live.

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Stewart, 21, was given a nine year sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder.

Sophie Drake, prosecuting, said the incident happened shortly before midnight on February 25 this year at the prison in Leeds.

The prosecutor said Stewart was serving a 26 week sentence at the time for breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

The victim was serving a sentence for possession of indecent images of children.