A burglar who suffered "life-changing" injuries after he was stabbed while working in a prison canteen has been awarded more than £5m in damages by a High Court judge. Steven Wilson, 36, was attacked by a fellow prisoner armed with a 9in knife as he carried out kitchen duties at HMP Chelmsford, in Essex, in July 2018.

Steven Wilson, 36, sued the Ministry of Justice after he was struck multiple times with a nine-inch knife by a fellow prisoner.

A burglar who was left with 'life-changing' injuries due to a stabbing while working in the Chelmsford prison canteen has been awarded more than £5 million in damages. Steven Wilson, 36, sued the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after he was attacked in July 2018.

A criminal terrified of kitchens after a murderer stabbed him 16 times in a jail canteen has won £5.5million compensation.

A convicted burglar has won a £5.5 million payout after he was left with life-changing injuries and a phobia of kitchens following a stabbing in a prison canteen.