CAGED gangland boss Robert ‘Birdman’ O’Hara battered one other con in a horror assault in a jail gymnasium, we will reveal.
The heroin baron, 46, hit out after listening to the lag make a jibe about his girlfriend.
It’s understood that O’Hara could have used a dumbbell within the assault earlier than he was put into solitary at HMP Grampian, Peterhead.
A supply on the jail: “Birdman had stored his head down till this. It’s an actual setback for him however he couldn’t let it go unanswered.
“A man in his thirties was mouthing off however he had no thought O’Hara was proper behind him. He grabbed one thing and simply stored hitting him with it.
“He was lined in blood however no one dared step in.
“The workers lastly managed to get between the pair.
“The opposite man realized a fast lesson and received’t make that mistake once more.”
O’Hara was caged in 2005 for no less than 20 years after he was convicted of ordering the homicide of Paul McDowall, 25, in Possilpark, Glasgow.
Companion Michelle Maxwell, 43, has visited him repeatedly.
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Insiders say the brute had a soft job within the jail gymnasium on the time of the vicious assault.
His sufferer was checked over by medical workers however didn’t endure severe accidents.
Our supply added: “Birdman’s preparations for launch had been simply getting began however he can anticipate further time for this.”
The Scottish Jail Service declined to touch upon whether or not a weapon was used.
A spokesman mentioned: “We’ve got a zero-tolerance method to violence. All situations are reported to Police Scotland.”
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