The 71-year-old has languished in solitary confinement since 1983. The country’s most dangerous prisoner – who has been behind bars for six decades – has gone on hunger strike after prison staff confiscated his PlayStation. Dubbed as the “cannibal killer” across the UK, Robert Maudsley is the longest-serving British prisoner in solitary confinement. He killed […]

1 year ago

He will die in solitary confinement Britain’s longest serving prisoner Robert Maudsley has set a new world record for solitary confinement. The 69-year-old has spent more than 16,400 consecutive days in solitary confinement in a special bulletproof cell built specifically for him, the Mirror reports. Maudsley has spent almost 50 years behind bars and is […]

3 years ago

The notorious killer also requested a cyanide pill As someone who’s often pegged as the UK’s most dangerous prisoner, you’d expect that Robert Maudsley rarely has his requests listened to – however one in particular was too bizarre to ignore. According to reports, Maudsley once asked wardens for a pet for his prison cell – […]

4 years ago

He has been a prisoner since 1974 A serial killer, who first killed aged just 21, will die in a glass cell built especially for him after he was deemed to be “too dangerous” for other prisoners. Robert Maudsley – now 68 – worked as a sex worker in his youth and when his client, […]

4 years ago