Overview
- Parole Board papers disclose that Norris called Abedi a terrorist and swore at him during a confrontation at HMP Belmarsh, which Norris said occurred when life "got too much."
- Norris denied using a racial slur in the incident, though the report notes inconsistencies in his account of his language.
- The panel refused Norris’s release after concluding he remains a danger to the public and also declined to move him to open conditions.
- The report details ongoing racist behaviour and rule-breaking in custody, including throwing excrement at Muslim prisoners, using racial slurs, possessing illicit phones and a screwdriver, and failing drugs tests.
- Abedi is serving life with a 55-year minimum for his role in the 2017 bombing and is due to face trial in 2026 over allegations he tried to murder prison officers following a separate prison attack.