Relatives call for protection for injured prison warden

Hubert Trim

Prison Warden Hubert Trim, who was chopped and beaten during the unrest at the Camp Street prison yesterday is currently hospitalised and his relatives are calling for the authorities to provide security as he recovers.

During the unrest on Sunday, which saw most of the Camp Street jail reduced to ashes, Trim, 39, along with Jason Maltay, 20, was ambushed in the administrative building.

According to information reaching Stabroek News, Trim was badly beaten and chopped several times about his body and head and thrown through a window, while Maltay, who is also hospitalised, was shot once to his right leg.

Other wardens who were injured are 25-year old Drexel Gonsalves, who was