Guards who could not rouse a prison inmate lying near death in his cell following a brutal attack then sat filing paperwork and eating sandwiches for 20 minutes, a prison inspector's report says.
The full extent of the failings that endangered inmate Benjamin Lightbody in May 2013 have been revealed in a prison inspector's investigation of Mt Eden remand jail, which was run by Serco at the time.
Mr Lightbody suffered extensive brain damage in the attack and plans to sue Corrections for failing to keep him safe.
Benjamin Lightbody in hospital after the attack in Mt Eden prison in 2013. Photo: Supplied / Twitter
Mt Eden Prison. Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski
