An inmate at a high security jail has received a further sentence as a “dangerous offender” after a scalding water attack on a fellow prisoner.

Carl Daniel Losh, who is serving a lengthy prison at Frankland Prison, near Durham, lured the victim from his cell before “swilling” him with the boiling water.

Durham Crown Court heard that Losh boiled a pan of water and appeared to another inmate to have placed something yellow into it, possibly butter, to make if a more “potent’ mixture.

Jon Harley, prosecuting, said Losh then transferred it into another container, possibly a coffee cup, before making his way along a wing corridor with it, at about 6.30pm on February 6 this year.

(Image: Cumbria Police/The Northern Echo) He headed to a cell where an inmate was talking to another prisoner before asking him to come out and have a chat with him.

As the cell inmate emerged from his cell, Losh then threw the container of boiling water towards his face and neck before walking away back down the corridor.

Mr Harley said the other inmate stood briefly motionless before raising his hands up and feeling the heat, later described himself suffering, “a severe amount of pain”.

The victim was taken to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary still in high pain and  suffering swelling to his ear lobe, reddening to his skin and a ringing in his ear.

Mr Harley said there was redness and blistering to the back of the victim’s neck, left ear and shoulder.

There was an estimated six-per cent of burns with blistering, all of which were dressed, before the victim was admitted to the plastics ward for further treatment.

An updated report, in May, stated that there was still scarring present from the “swilling”, some of which was considered permanent.

The victim still has a drilling sensation in his ears and suffers with pins and needles in his finger ends, while still requiring pain relief medication.

He said the attack has impacted his sleeping and left him wary of leaving his cell.

If he does do so, he said he tries to remain in view of CCTV cameras, but he has not had to return to hospital for further treatment.

(Image: Cumbria Police/The Northern Echo) The 32-year-old defendant admitted a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Mr Harley said Losh’s record features 24 convictions for 42 offences, most recently for a series of offences including two rapes, plus wounding and other assaults, for which he received a 13-year prison sentence with an extended licence period of five years, at Carlisle Crown Court, in March 2018.

He also has a previous conviction dating from 2014 for wounding with intent, a slashing offence on another inmate while serving a sentence at HMP Deerbolt near Barnard Castle, as a youth offender.

Robin Turton, representing Losh, said it had to be accepted it was in the top category for such offending, having caused permanent scarring.

Mr Turton said the injuries, “while very unpleasant”, were, “not the worst” seen in the courts, however.

He said it is to be hoped that the long time the defendant will be spending behind bars will provide a chance to, “work on his issues and reflect on what he has done”.

Judge Bennett said the defendant deliberately threw the boiling water at the upper body and neck area of the victim, causing him six-per cent burns for which he spent a week in hospital.

The judge told the defendant he “fashioned” the mix of butter and boiling water to, “maximise” the damage to the victim’s skin.

“I’m satisfied it involved a significant degree of pre-meditation on your behalf, aggravated, considerably, by your record.

“You are someone who uses violence indiscriminately and there’s little, if any, mitigation.

“The author of a previous pre-sentence probation report highlights a lack of understanding of your offending and the effect on others.

“You’ll use aggression and violence on anyone and anything with which you are unhappy.”

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As he considers Losh remains a high risk of causing serious harm to others, he imposed a 56-month prison sentence, with an extended four-year licence period.

Addressing Losh, the judge told him: “Given the length of the other sentences you are serving, I can’t predict your release date.

“It will be up to the Parole Board.”