A former prison officer has come forward with a harrowing confession: he attempted to kill Fred West, one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, while West was incarcerated.
The ex-officer, who remains unnamed, described the overwhelming hatred he felt towards West, whose crimes shocked the nation. "I couldn't stand the thought of him breathing the same air as decent people," he admitted.
The Dark Plan
According to the officer, he meticulously planned the attack, waiting for the right moment to strike. "I wanted to make it look like an accident," he revealed, detailing how he intended to stage a fall in the prison showers.
A Moment of Hesitation
At the critical moment, however, the officer hesitated. "Something stopped me," he confessed. "Not morality - just the realisation that death would be too easy for him."
Public Outrage
The confession sheds light on the intense public emotions surrounding West's case. Many prison staff reportedly struggled with their professional duty when guarding the killer, who was charged with 12 murders before his apparent suicide in 1995.
This shocking account provides a rare glimpse into the psychological toll of guarding Britain's most reviled criminals and raises questions about the limits of professional conduct in extreme cases.
