Wade Basanovic accused of bashing inmate Mitchell West in Shortland jail

A convicted bikie killer is alleged to have bashed a fellow inmate who had been placed in a cell by himself after expressing fears for his safety.

Wade Basanovic is accused of assaulting an inmate.

A convicted bikie killer is alleged to have bashed a fellow inmate who had been placed in a cell by himself after expressing fears for his safety.

Former bikie Wade Basanovic, who was jailed for more than 13 years after being convicted of the 2013 manslaughter of Hells Angel heavyweight Zeljko Mitrovic, is accused of assaulting inmate Mitchell West at Shortland Correctional Centre on Monday.

A prison source claimed West had been separated from other inmates and placed in a “one out cell” after alerting officers of his concerns for his personal safety the previous week.

The source claimed West was to have remained in the cell by himself pending a threat assessment from the prison’s functional manager.

Wade Basanovic was jailed for more than 13 years for manslaughter. Picture: Supplied

However, after an unrelated incident involving another inmate last week, West was released back into the pod with other inmates, the source said.

“Ten minutes later he gets flogged senseless,” the source said.

A Corrective Services NSW spokeswoman said NSW Police were investigation the incident.

“At about 10.20am on Monday, 12 December 2022 Shortland Correctional Centre staff responded to an assault on a 30-year-old inmate,” she said.

“The inmate was transferred to Maitland Hospital with swelling to the face and returned to the centre at 7.30pm the same day.

“A 31-year-old inmate was identified as the alleged assailant and he was placed into segregation while Corrective Services NSW and NSW Police investigate.”

No charges have been laid.