Prisoner in cells ‘struck jailer on head with a crutch’, court hears

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Andrew Phelan

A prisoner in a courthouse custody area struck a jailer on the head with a crutch when he was trying to hit another detained man and missed, it is alleged.

Brandon Crosbie is accused of assaulting and injuring the prison officer, who was left concussed and had to take six weeks off work, a court heard.