Yorkshire Ripper attacked in Broadmoor
Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe has been attacked by a fellow patient at Broadmoor.
Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper after he murdered 13 women, is understood to have been stabbed in the face with a piece of cutlery.
A fellow patient reportedly lunged at him and tried to gouge out his one working eye but narrowly missed, cutting his cheek.
Sutcliffe, 61, is already blind in one eye after a series of attacks, including being stabbed with a pen 10 years ago.
The Berkshire secure hospital confirmed there was an attack on a patient but declined to give details.
A spokesman said: "Occasionally there are incidents where one patient assaults another and those incidents are dealt with accordingly."
He added: "I can confirm that the police were informed as with any incident of this kind.
"The patient's injuries are not serious."
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