Inmate struck Perth prison officer with an iron
Perth Prison inmate, serving a near two-year jail term, had another seven months added to that sentence when he struck a prison officer on the head with an iron.Perth Sheriff Court was told that 28-year-old Kyle Bowman had taken the iron into his cell about 9am and was challenged by an officer.He explained that he didn’t like using the ironing board in the halls but he was told to use it in the “appropriate place.”Council defends funeral recording fees proposal as they won't come in until restrictions are liftedDepute fiscal Lisa Marshall said he refused to hand it over - and then “started to swing it aggressively towards PO Paul Johnston.”The officer was struck on the back of the head and they became involved in a fight before the iron was