Overview
- Arthur Phillip Freeman, 54, was allegedly assaulted by another inmate at Western Plains Correctional Centre in Lara and taken to hospital for assessment before returning to custody.
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety said staff responded quickly to the incident and reported no staff injuries.
- Victoria Police were notified to investigate, and police said the prisoner’s injuries were not life-threatening.
- The convicted father is serving a 32-year non-parole term after a 2011 verdict for murdering his four-year-old daughter by throwing her from Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge in 2009.
- Media reports say Freeman has lived in relative isolation in maximum security and was involved in a 2011 scuffle with an officer, a history that raises questions about managing the safety of notorious inmates.