It was claimed that one of the women he killed was attacked by her friend.

Serial killer and former Leeds University student Stephen Griffiths, known as the “Crossbow Cannibal”, was attacked by a fellow inmate in prison.

The perpetrator of the attack was a friend of one of Griffiths’ victims, Suzanne Blamires, who was murdered when she was 36.

Griffiths was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2010 for the murder of herself and two other sex workers in Bradford.

He introduced himself in court as the “Crossbow Cannibal” and reportedly told police after his arrest: “I killed a lot of people.”

Griffiths, who studied psychology at Leeds University, killed his victims using a powerful crossbow and knife before dismembering and eating parts of their bodies.

The prisoner who attacked Griffiths was unhappy at being lumped in with the man who killed his friend Suzanne Blamires. An insider said the inmate “knocked Griffiths flying and knocked him unconscious” after punching him in the face in the prison corridor.

Griffiths was allegedly thrown 1.8 meters backwards during the attack. He lost consciousness and suffered injuries to his face.

The insider reported that the prisoner who instigated the attack was placed on “basic” duty, which is standard operating procedure for violent cases on the wing.

An insider said: “The prisoner said they knew Griffiths’ victim Suzanne and grew up with her. They were unhappy to be on the wing with their friend’s murderer.”’

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The insider explained that the prisoner was worried about himself being attacked and “felt Griffiths was going to hurt him.”

Griffiths is said to be currently recovering in the hospital wing at HMP Full Sutton, near York.

In addition to Suzanne Blamires, Griffiths also killed 31-year-old Shelley Armitage and 43-year-old Susan Rushworth between 2009 and 2010.

For over a decade she wandered around Bradford’s red-light district befriending sex workers, even moving into a flat on Thornton road to be in the center of the area. reports.

Realizing how poorly the area was surveilled and seeing the desperation of the women working there, he began planning crimes.

Griffiths was arrested in May 2010 after a guard at his complex discovered CCTV footage of the attack on Suzanne.

Court heard Suzanne was seen being dragged across the ground by her leg by Griffiths, who appeared to have something in his hand. The victim was shot with a crossbow before Griffiths “signed” by pointing his finger at the camera.

Suzanne passed away from serious head injuries caused by the crossbow and stab wounds on her body. By the way According to the BBC, his remains were found following intense rescue operations in the River Aire in Yorkshire on May 25, 2010.

At the time, Griffiths was a PhD student at the University of Bradford, investigating crime patterns in the city in the 19th century with the BBC. reporting He said that the thesis title he chose was “Murder in Bradford 1847-1899.”

Griffiths was often seen reading books about the murders in the city’s library. He showed the same interest online under the pseudonym “Ven Pariah”; studied books and DVDs about crime and murder.

HM Prison Service confirmed it was “actively investigating” the incident.

A Prison Service spokesman said: “Violence is not tolerated in prisons and anyone found responsible will be punished.”

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