The man who plotted with his brother to set off a bomb at Manchester Arena has been charged with attempted murder.
Hashem Abedi is accused of attacking four prison officers at HMP Frankland in County Durham on April 12.
It is alleged Abedi had collected and hidden sachets of butter or margarine to melt into hot oil, before throwing it over an officer.
He then allegedly stabbed two more officers using a makeshift weapon.
Abedi has now been charged with three counts of attempted murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon.
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He is due to appear at Westminster magistrates court on September 18, and will remain in prison until then.
Abedi was found guilty of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life following the Manchester Arena bombing on May 22, 2017.
The bombing itself was carried out by his brother Salman, who died in the blast.
During his trial at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) in London, the jury heard compelling evidence of Hashem’s activities in the months leading up to the attack.
These included persuading close acquaintances to purchase chemicals on his behalf that could be used to manufacture explosives, sourcing metal drums that were used to build bomb prototypes, and buying a Nissan Micra that was used to store the bomb components back in Manchester whilst the brothers were in Libya.
Witnesses also gave evidence in court which suggested the brothers had developed an extremist mindset. One witness stated in court that, in his opinion, Hashem ‘believed in terrorism’.
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