A PRISONER has been jailed for another 18 months after throwing boiling water from a kettle over another inmate.

Samuel Boland, 49, scalded Francis Miller 23, as he ate lunch in Low Moss prison.

Miller immediately jumped up and confronted his attacker, before being taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he was kept in for five days.

He suffered burns on the right side of his face, shoulder and chest and has been left with discoloured skin.

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Boland, from Edinburgh, pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting Miller on July 19, last year at the Bishopbriggs jail, to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement.

Sheriff Daniel Scullion jailed Boland for 18 months, reduced from 27 months for his crime.

The court heard around 11.50am on the day of the incident, Miller was in the common room of Low Moss prison eating lunch alone.

Procurator fiscal depute Lucy Adams said: “There were numerous other prisoners in the common area.

“At the time Poland was in his cell situated to the witness’ right hand side.

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“He exited the cell in possession of a kettle of boiling water, he approached Miller who was unaware of him coming and threw the contents of the kettle over Miller.”

Miller immediately jumped up and went towards Boland and “words were exchanged” before Poland was taken away.

Miller was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and found to be suffering from scaling to his right face, shoulder and chest and admitted to the plastic surgery and burns unit until July 24.

Miss Adams said there is “slight alteration to the colour of the affected skin”.

Defence lawyer Stuart Carson said: “In the two weeks or so prior to this incident Mr Boland had been bullied by the complainer and that was the background that lead him to act in this way.”

He said his client was put in solitary confinement as a result, and that he accepts custody is the only sentence.