A prison officer was taken to hospital after an inmate allegedly hit her as she tried to break up a fight in the women’s wing of the Central Prisons around midday on Sunday, Phileleftheros understands.
The officer, who was on the midday shift, stepped in to restore order after two inmates in Wing 3 began arguing and came to blows. One of the two allegedly struck her.
She was taken to the accident and emergency department at Nicosia General Hospital, where she underwent a series of tests and was discharged.
