Most dangerous man in Great Britain
Applications rejected: serial killer must remain in an underground glass cage until the end of his life
View into Wakefield Prison, where Robert Maudsley is housed
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Robert Maudsley is considered the most dangerous man in Great Britain and one of the most dangerous prison inmates in the world. His applications for relief at Christmas were denied – he is likely to die in solitary confinement.
Robert Maudsley is considered the most dangerous man in Great Britain: in 1974 he brutally murdered a man and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He killed three other inmates in prison. The 68-year-old has been in solitary confinement since 1983, locked in a glass cage in the basement of Wakefield Prison near Manchester. And that won’t change anytime soon.
Before Christmas Maudsley had applied for relief from prison. He wanted to be able to have contact with other inmates, have a parrot, watch television and listen to music. But as the “Daily Star” reports, these applications were rejected by the authorities. In all likelihood, the triple murderer will have to stay in the underground glass cell until his death.
Robert Maudsley, also known as “Hannibal the cannibal”
Maudsley is also nicknamed “Hannibal the Cannibal” in Great Britain. In 1977, Maudsley and another prisoner barricaded themselves in a cell with a man convicted of child abuse and tortured him to death for seven hours. Allegedly they should have eaten the man’s brain afterwards. Maudsley then committed two more murders in prison.
Since then, the Liverpool-born has been in solitary confinement, he is forbidden from any contact with fellow prisoners – the fear that he could kill again is too great. Maudsley was first isolated in a conventional cell, then in a 5.5 by 4.5 meter glass box specially made for him. He spends 23 hours a day in it and is allowed to move outside by himself for an hour.
Maudsley has already tried several times to achieve better prison conditions. Solitary confinement affected his mental health and language skills, he argued. The quadruple murderer even asked permission to poison himself if nothing could be prevented from his detention. So far, however, all of his attempts have been rejected.
Sources: “Daily Star” / “Mirror”