Gang president stabbed in prison attack

The president of the Dunedin Mongrel Mob, currently in custody at Otago prison, was stabbed on Saturday in what was believed to be an attack by members of a rival gang.

Police told the Otago Daily Times the man, whose name was not released, had been stabbed in the chest with a "shank" made from a knife or fork, but escaped with only minor injuries.

Police said two Black Power members would face charges.

- NZPA