Taxpayers face funding compensation claim from child assaulter battered by lags with tuna cans
Anthony Smith, 51, is serving a 10-year sentence at HMP Swaleside in Kent for abusing his son Tony along with his partner Jody Simpson, who was also jailed.In 2018 Smith was subjected to a two-hour attack from Michael Stewart, 31, and Nathan Odgers, 36, during which the pair hit him with socks filled with cans of tuna - causing him to lose teeth - and threatened to "chop off his legs".
Stewart and Odgers, who were both in prison for violent acts, had their sentences extended on Tuesday after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and assault causing actual bodily harm.Now Smith could be eligible for taxpayer-funded compensation as a result of the attack, according to The Daily Mail.A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "We successfully defend two thirds of these compensation claims and only settle where it’s likely to save money for the taxpayer.
Tony's Law, which will increase maximum penalties for child abusers, is being introduced under the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Act, which received royal assent last week. When Tony was five he raised more than £1,000,000 for the Evelina London Children's Hospital by walking every day in June 2020, covering a distance of 10km.Tony had both legs amputated as a result of his injuries, and now uses prosthetics.According to a response to a 2014 Freedom of Information request, the MoJ settled 111 claims following prisoner assault by another inmate over a five year period from 2009 to 2014.
"However, there will be some cases where it is right for prisons to accept liability and pay compensation, including rare but tragic cases where prisoners have suffered serious injury or death.Read more:
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