Teenage inmate charged with boiling water attack on guard at Leeds youth prison

The 17-year-old will appear in court tomorrow

A teenager has been charged with causing actual bodily harm after a prison guard allegedly had boiling water thrown over him.

It followed an incident at Wetherby Young Offender Institution in June in which the prison officer was injured.

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Wetherby Young Offender Institution | Yorkshire Evening Post

Counter Terrorism Policing North East said a 17-year-old British inmate at the facility has been charged.

The force said he was of Pakistani ethnicity.

The teenager will appear at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and remains in custody.

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