Murderer says 'I've had a mad one' as three-day prison roof protest ends with pizza and a can of Coke

As he was brought down from the roof, Stuart Horner shouted: 'I've had a mad one' Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

A murderer who staged a three-day rooftop protest at Strangeways prison has come down after being lured with pizza, claiming: "I've had a mad one".

Stuart Horner, 35 - currently serving a life sentence for killing his uncle with a shotgun - clambered up the 18ft wall of the prison's secure exercise yard on Sunday afternoon in revolt against conditions.

During his time on top of the famous Manchester jail, Horner stripped down to his underwear and caused thousands of pounds of damage by pulling up metal roof trusses and using them to attack windows and CCTV cameras.

Horner stripped down to his Manchester United underwear during the protest. Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

He came down last night on a cherrypicker after being promised the treats, with the Manchester Evening News quoting him as shouting: "I've proved my point. I've got a 12 inch pizza and a can of coke. I've done what I wanted. I've had a mad one.""

As footage captured by reporters from the newspaper showed, the protest had also prompted a street party outside the prison's gates, with a large group gathering, playing music and even letting off fireworks despite a police cordon.

Another video showed protesters - whose complaints included claims prisoners were not being fed enough - sat down in the road.

Horner was given life with a minimum of 27 years in 2012 after the murder of uncle Ian Taylor, 44, during a family fued.

He is set to face punishment for breaking prison rules, and could also be prosecuted for criminal damage.