Prisoner jailed for throwing excrement at prison officer

A prisoner who threw excrement at a prison officer in Kent has been given a new jail term.

Edward Highton threw the substance at a member of staff while he was residing at HMP Swaleside in September 2018.

CCTV clearly captured the offence, with the footage showing Highton calmly leaving his cell and casually approaching the member of staff before throwing the item.

The 40-year-old pled guilty to administering a noxious substance with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy. He was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court to two years and three months’ imprisonment on Wednesday 1 September 2021.

At the time the offence was committed, Highton was serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for a robbery committed in Oxford in April 2010.

Detective Constable Matthew Robinson, Kent Police’s investigating officer for the case, said: "Highton has already spent a considerable part of his adult life in prison and this case shows that he remains incapable of displaying the most basic standards of respect and decency to other people."