Charles Bronson gets payout from prison

One of Britain's most infamous prisoners has been given almost £200 compensation by the Prison Service after his glasses were broken.

Charles Bronson's spectacles were damaged during an incident involving two members of staff at Full Sutton high-security prison, Yorkshire.



A Prison Service spokeswoman said: "A prisoner has been offered compensation of under £200 after a control and restraint incident."

Since first being jailed for armed robbery in 1974, Bronson has held fellow prisoners and prison staff hostage on three occasions and carried out at least 20 assaults on guards and inmates.

Bronson, originally from Luton, Bedfordshire, is certified insane and has been held at all three of Britain's special hospitals, and at least 28 conventional prisons.