A PRISONER who lured another inmate into his cell before assisting in a savage assault, blinding him in one eye, has received a further 13 years sentence behind bars.

Abdul Kefia was on remand at Durham Prison in late 2018 awaiting trial for affray and possessing an offensive weapon, a machete, used in a street confrontation in Newcastle in August, that year.

Durham Crown Court was told there was ill-feeling on C-wing towards an inmate who was accused of assaulting another prisoner’s sister.

The court heard that on Christmas Eve the inmate was sent on a “fool’s errand” to an area of the wing near to the cell occupied by Kefia and another remand inmate.

As he walked along the corridor, Kefia asked him to help move some cell furniture.

On stepping inside, the door was slammed shut by Kefia’s cell-mate.

Kefia pinned him to the wall by the neck and told him there was a price on his head.

His cell-mate then placed a razor blade between his knuckles and delivered a blow to the left side of his face, rupturing the eye-ball , which had to be removed.

Both inmates were taken to the segregation unit and Kefia bragged to other inmates about what they had done.

Kefia, 28, formerly of Byker, Newcastle, denied wounding with intent, but was found guilty after a trial in October.

He appeared via video link from the prison for his sentencing hearing.

His counsel, Paul Abrahams, presented two character references to the court, one from a prison officer commenting that with the passage of time since the incident the defendant’s behaviour in the jail is, “much different from what we see in this case”.

Recorder Chris Smith told Kefia: “You played a significant part in causing a life changing injury to this man.

“I’m satisfied there was a significant degree of planning here and the ruse to get him into your cell demonstrates as such.

“It may not have been your plan, but you played an important part in that.”

Kefia, who only went on to receive 20-months for the offences for which he was on remand, must now serve two-thirds of the 13-year sentence before he can be released on licence.

His co-accused, who previously pleaded guilty, has been given leave to seek new representation and his case will be back at court on a date to be fixed.