A prisoner who stabbed child killer Roy Whiting in his jail cell told nurses he had 'no option other than attack a sex offender in order to get taken off the wing', a court heard.
Andrew Light, 45, complained he 'disliked being among nonces' on D-Wing of HMP Wakefield.
He was also taking the illicit drug Spice whilst inside shortly before stabbing Whiting, 66, with a six-inch wooden shank, a jury at Leeds Crown Court was told.
Whiting - who is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in July 2000 - was stabbed by Light with the improvised weapon on February 11, 2024.
Psychiatrist Dr Purvesh Madhani assessed Light after his attack on Whiting.
