A Moroccan asylum seeker already serving a life sentence for murder has been charged with the attempted murder of prison officers following two separate incidents at high-security jails, counter terrorism policing has confirmed.
Ahmed Ali Alid, 47, faces charges of attempted murder, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in connection with incidents at HMP Full Sutton on 8 August last year and HMP Wakefield approximately two months later.
Alid was convicted in October 2024 of murdering Terence Carney, a 70-year-old man from Hartlepool, in a street attack. He is currently serving a life sentence for that offence.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, where the charges will be formally presented.
