A GRISLY prison fight has resulted in multiple injuries and isolation placements in the same facility expected to host one of Scotland’s leading gangland figures.
Broken noses and bleach thrown into faces were the gruesome outcome of a megabrawl that erupted in Malaga’s penitentiary.
This most recent prison riot is being described as the ‘worst in a decade’.
According to the prison officers’ association Tu Abandono Me Puede Matar, more than a dozen inmates were involved in Tuesday evening’s physical altercation, which is believed to have been sparked by a dispute over drugs circulating inside the prison.
Multiple inmates suffered serious injuries, and furniture inside the wing was left smashed as officers called in reinforcements to regain control.
Alhaurin de la Torre prison is the same facility where the suspect accused of murdering Steven Lyons’ brother is being held, and where the 46-year-old notorious Scottish crime boss himself is expected to be transferred.
Six inmates have been placed in isolation so far, although that figure could rise as CCTV footage is reviewed.
Tu Abandono Me Puede Matar are once again challenging the prison system for an alleged lack of resources.
Not even 48 hours prior to this prison fight, another disturbance broke out at the Archidona Prison in Malaga.
This incident involved an inmate accused of stabbing another prisoner in the head with a DIY shank.
Although Spain saw its most significant drop in inmate population with a 68% decrease from 2010 to 2020, the issue of inmate violence has skyrocketed.
The General Secretariat of Penitentiary Institutions released data that showed an 15% increase in violent incidents between prison members.
2022 alone saw an average of 13 fights between inmates a day.
The number of brutal fights across 21 Spanish prisons at the time included: Badajoz (131), Mallorca (109), Algeciras (114), Puerto III Cádiz (163), Teixeiro (131), Albolote (115), Huelva (121), León (100), Madrid II Alcalá de Henares (165), Madrid III Valdemoro (101), Madrid V Soto del Real (131), Madrid VI Aranjuez (105), Madrid VII Estremera (130), Málaga (104), Murcia II (156), Las Palmas II (139), Topas (124), Sevilla (103), Sevilla II Morón (134), Valencia (142) and Zaragoza (194).
Malaga’s Alhaurin prison is said to host around 1,100 inmates, which is above its expected limit of 836.
Lyons is expected to appear before a judge before being taken to the Andalucia prison, ending his time at the luxury VIP prison in Madrid.
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