A female prison officer is fighting for her life after being attacked by a prisoner at Blackfriars Crown Court on Monday 29th June 2015.

The officer, a Serco employee believed to be in her 50s, has been taken to a hospital in east London where she remains in critical condition.

The attacker, Humphrey Burke, has been arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm.

Kevin Hagan, a contract director at Serco, commented: "We take a zero tolerance approach to violence against staff and we always press for the most serious charge to be laid against those responsible."

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