Shocking vision emerges of underworld gunman stabbing aftermath
A vicious prison gang has leaked footage of the bloody aftermath of the stabbing of notorious gangland gunman Gavin Preston. Prisoners of War members set upon Preston in Barwon Prison. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
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Members of a notorious prison gang have goaded one of the system’s toughest inmates by posting video of the bloody aftermath of a jailhouse attack.
Convicted killer Gavin Preston, who is rated one of the most dangerous men behind bars, is shown badly injured after being pounced upon at Barwon Prison.
Emergency services work to treat Preston’s wounds in an outdoor area in the footage, which appears to come from a body-worn camera.
Although bloodied, Preston appears calm after suffering nine stab wounds and multiple facial lacerations in the Eucalypt unit.
Five men had earlier greeted him and they spoke for a while before the group launched a co-ordinated onslaught.
Preston was struck from behind then attacked with shivs, spikes and blades.
Despite being hopelessly outnumbered, he managed to kick one of his assailants in the head twice before they got on top.
The 2016 video, an ugly slice of the reality of jail life, carries a Prisoners of War stamp and is one of several recently put online by members of the vicious outfit.
A previous posting also linked to PoW showed two criminals stabbing and slashing another inmate at Port Phillip Prison in 2018.
It is believed one of the men involved in that attack also played a leading role in the Preston incident at Barwon.
PoW, a feared presence behind bars, is controlled by Matthew Charles Johnson, the man who murdered Carl Williams.
Preston was once a member of the PoW and a firm ally of Johnson but they are now rivals.
Preston is regarded as one of the hardest men in Victoria’s jails and his record of trouble in the corrections system stretches back decades.
He has been involved in many episodes of violence, both as perpetrator and victim, and is rated at the highest level of security risk.
The Herald Sun has been told he was transferred out of one prison some months ago for inflicting a severe bashing on another inmate.
Preston is doing time for the fatal shooting of drug dealer Adam Khoury at North Melbourne in 2011.
He argued the killing was a case of defensive homicide.
Preston has previously denied reports that he was behind the shooting of former Bandido bikie strongman Toby Mitchell nine years ago at Brunswick.
There have been persistent underworld murmurings that he and gangland figure Nabil Maghnie, who was shot dead in January this year, teamed up for the Mitchell hit attempt.
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