Killer wins £240,000 legal case which ruled prison breached his human rights

Fuad Awale was moved to a special unit after taking a prison officer hostage and threatening to kill him (Picture: PA)

An Islamist double murderer has been awarded £7,500 and the taxpayer must foot his £234,000 legal fees after winning a legal case over his rights in prison.

The High Court ruled Fuad Awale’s human rights were breached after he was effectively kept in solitary confinement for more than a year.

Awale is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the...