AN HMP Bullingdon prisoner who stabbed another inmate with a blade fashioned out of a toothbrush is once again behind bars.

Jamie Halley, an inmate at the prison near Bicester on the day of the brawl on July 1, 2016, was set to stand trial for the brutal stabbing, and had since been released pending his trial.

The 27-year old instead pleaded guilty to two counts of having a bladed article and one of unlawful wounding at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday.

Prosecutor Jonathan Stone told the court that the victim of the onslaught – fellow prisoner Danny Lane, had been approached by a group of men in his cell who were offering to sell him a quantity of Spice – a synthetic form of cannabis.

He refused and on leaving his cell he became ‘aggressive’ to Halley, who was standing outside in a communal area of the prison.

In response Halley then ‘lunged’ at Mr Lane with a weapon he had fashioned using a toothbrush and a razor blade.

Halley stabbed his victim a number of times with the razor and continued to stab him even as he raised his arms to his head in an effort to protect himself.

Mr Lane then ran to a nearby pool table with Halley in pursuit and threw pool balls at him in a bid to escape.

Other prisoners who were watching the unfolding violence then shouted ‘the screws are coming’ – referring to prison guards, and the attack came to an abrupt halt.

In mitigation, his defence team said that that since being released from the prison in August 2016 Halley had since made efforts to put his life back together and put his past behind him.

Sentencing Recorder John Bate-Williams said: “This was described by your own advocate as a deeply unpleasant and ugly incident…and I have to agree with him.”

He was jailed for 46 months - made up of 36 months for wounding and 10 months for the two blade charges.