Comanchero bikie Richard Ene accused of another violent prison guard attack
Two prison officers have been rushed to hospital after Comanchero bikie Richard Ene allegedly launched another vicious attack on a group of guards at a maximum security prison.
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Comanchero bikie Richard Ene has put another two prison officers in hospital in an alleged maximum security attack.
The Herald Sun has been told Ene assaulted the workers on Wednesday during a high-security escort after a court hearing relating to his 2019 murder of gangland figure Mitat Rasimi.
Ene is believed to have lashed out at four specialist officers from the security and emergency services group as they arrived back at Barwon Prison, near Geelong.
The officers were removing his leg restraints when the powerfully built Ene struck them.
Two of them were injured and taken to hospital but were later discharged.
The SESG members were forced to restrain Ene with OC spray and use of batons.
Ene had been transferred to Barwon on the weekend over his suspected involvement in a succession of jailhouse incidents in recent weeks.
The 29-year-old was transferred out of Port Phillip Prison in recent weeks amid concern about his violent behaviour and efforts to incite other inmates to attack staff.
Last Saturday, he bashed two officers and stomped on their heads in the Exford unit of the Metropolitan Remand Centre at Ravenhall.
A Department of Justice and Community Safety spokeswoman confirmed two officers were taken to hospital as a precaution after Wednesday’s violence.
“Corrections Victoria takes all assaults very seriously and refers them to Victoria Police for investigation. Any prisoner responsible for injuring a prison officer faces significant consequences, including having to serve extra time in prison,” the spokeswoman said.
Ene is awaiting sentencing over the shooting murder of Rasimi, who was fatally wounded in his car in a Dandenong ambush.
He was the getaway driver for triggerman and fellow Comanchero Laiseni Kakato.
Originally published as Comanchero bikie Richard Ene accused of another violent prison guard attack
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