Express
April 30, 2014
A KILLER has been awarded £815 after guards broke his nasal clippers.
Machine-gun killer Kevan Thakrar decided to sue prison bosses claiming the damage left him “stressed”.
He also demanded recompense for the loss of “priceless” property, including photographs, letters and cranberry juice.
He is serving three life sentences for shooting three men dead over a £10,000 drug debt.
The 26-year-old claims possessions were damaged following a transfer from the high-security Frankland prison in County Durham.
Thakrar was moved after he stabbed three prison guards in the incident, which left two victims suffering from post-traumatic stress.
Originally Thakrar was awarded £10 to cover his loss. But he took his case to court and won compensation.
The total includes £500 because prison bosses failed to apologise.
On Facebook Thakrar expressed his delight at the payout but revealed he had considered sending the bailiffs around to collect the cash from Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.
He said: “Although it may have been a few months late, Grayling paid up. It is a shame though – I was quite looking forward to the bailiffs going into the Ministry of Justice.”
Prison officer Craig Wylde, 32, who lost eight pints of blood in the stabbing, dismissed the claim as “laughable”.