A man will appear in the Dannevirke District Court on Friday accused of assaulting his Manawatū Prison cellmate, Bradley King. A man has been charged over the violent assault of his cellmate in Manawatū Prison, which has left the victim fighting for his life. Bradley King, 36, was attacked in his sleep on Thursday last week and is in Wellington Hospital, where on Tuesday he had surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. Bradley King, from Palmerston North, was a first-time offender and was on remand in prison after a bail application was denied. Corrections said Bradley King and his cellmate arrived at Manawatū Prison on the same day earlier this month and had been sharing a cell.

Source: Stuff February 17, 2021 02:12 UTC