PRISON ATTACK
ISIS terrorist GUILTY of trying to murder prison guard with Muslim convert while in jail for Lee Rigby-style attack plot
A CONVICTED terrorist has been found guilty of trying to murder a prison guard with a radicalised lag in a savage terror attack.
Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, used an arsenal of makeshift weapons to slash at Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor, Cambs.
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The pair launched themselves at the guard after being motivated by "extremist Islamic ideology".
They duped Mr Trundle into getting a spoon so his back was turned during the "carefully planned and executed" attack.
Horror CCTV then showed them using a homemade "shank" and two other makeshift "metal stabbing implements" to hack at the guard.
Both wore fake suicide vests with Ziamani, caged for plotting a Lee Rigby-style terror attack, telling staff: "I have a bomb".
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Raging Ziamani claimed the attack was revenge for officers mocking his traditional Muslim robes and said a fellow lag was branded a "black c**t".
But jurors saw through his lies and today convicted him and Hockton of attempted murder at the Old Bailey.
Ziamani was jailed in 2015 for plotting to behead a British soldier in a bloodthirsty attempt to copy his heroes Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, who murdered Fusilier Rigby.
But the terrorist's plans were foiled by cops as he strolled through East London with a black ISIS flag.
He was arrested and cops found a ‘toolkit of terror’ in his rucksack including a 12-inch knife and hammer.
Ziamani, who was converted to Islam in the spring of 2014, befriend convert Hockton while in the maximum-security jail.
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Hockton had been caged for knifing a man with a meat cleaver over a minor argument in October 2016.
Jurors heard how Mr Trundle was attacked in the head, upper chest and neck areas as he frantically shouted for help during the assault in January.
Recalling the horror attack previously, the prison officer said: "I felt pressure on my body as if people were lying on my body. I could feel stabs, especially to my head at this precise moment. I could still feel little bits of stinging.
"I did not know who was on me or how many was on me but I did notice when that person or persons left. I noticed when they came back again and attacked me a second time.
"I did not see any weapons. I could feel blows coming down on me.
"During the attack I was laying on my back and I was trying to kick out. The kicking out made it more difficult for them."
'I'VE GOT A BOMB'
A nurse and another prison officer were also attacked and injured by Ziamani as they rushed to help their colleague.
The thug then opened his jacket to expose a fake suicide vest before claiming: "I've got a bomb".
Meanwhile, Hockton chased and "violently confronted" another prison officer, the court heard.
It took five or six officers to restrain Ziamani, who was laughing and muttering "Allahu Akbar" before the belt was cut off him.
When asked about the device, he told an officer: "I just wish it was real. It's a suicide belt.".
The court was told both belts were made using batteries, pressurised cans, elastic from a pair of boxers and bottles.
Prison officer Georgina Ibbotson said she feared for her life when "hyped up" Ziamani pounced on her.
She told the court: "Mr Ziamani punched me in the face. It was as hard as he could. It was really like a big shock, mostly. I fell to my knees."
The officer added: "I could feel the blood dripping down my face. I did not know how bad my injuries were. I feared for my life.";
'EXTREMIST IDEOLOGY'
Jurors heard how both defendants were "motivated to commit the attack by extremist Islamic ideology".
Prosecutor Annabel Darlow QC said Hockton had registered his Islamic faith at HMP Whitemoor but that had been "corrupted into extremism".
A note on a scrap of brown envelope found in Hockton's cell included the line: "Can't stand anything in uniform and if I see a cop on the wing I'm stick a spike in his head like a unicorn." (sic)
A four-page hand-written letter found on Ziamani spelled out his "expectation of immediate martyrdom"
Ziamani, formerly of Camberwell, South East London, and Hockton, formerly of Ramsgate, Kent, both denied but were convicted of attempted murder.
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Hockton had admitted a lesser alternative of wounding Mr Trundle with intent.
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Ziamani alone also admitted two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against his two colleagues.
They will return for sentence on a date to be fixed.
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