Hashem Abedi, the brother of the notorious terrorist responsible for the 2017 bombing in Manchester, has been charged with launching a vicious attack on prison staff at Frankland Prison, where he is serving time. On April 12, 2025, reports emerged that this 28-year-old inmate assaulted three guards using makeshift weapons and hot cooking oil, inflicting serious injuries.
The Prison Officers’ Association confirmed the attack, stating that Abedi had first scalded the guards with oil before wielding the homemade weapons. As a result, the officers suffered from “burns, scalds and stab wounds.” One female officer was treated for her injuries in a hospital and later discharged, while two male officers remained hospitalized.
Abedi was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 55 years, for his involvement in the Manchester attack, which claimed the lives of 22 individuals and left many others injured. The Islamic State took responsibility for the bombing, making it one of the deadliest terror incidents in the UK since the 2005 London bombings.
Despite being under 21 at the time of the attack, which limited the severity of his sentence, Abedi was held equally responsible alongside his brother Salman Abedi, who died in the bombing. Following the recent incident, a spokesperson for the prison service remarked that investigations are ongoing, and emphasized the need for the strongest penalties against violence in prisons, stating that such acts against staff will not be tolerated.
