Man pleads guilty to prison assault on murder suspect
Lincoln Leigh Richardson pleaded guilty to assaulting Christopher Mark Jordan. Jordan was awaiting trial for the 2023 murder of 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell.
Lincoln Leigh Richardson and another inmate attacked Jordan in June 2026 at Risdon Prison in Tasmania. Jordan was about to make a phone call.
Court footage showed them pushing Jordan into a corner and punching him repeatedly. Jordan was hospitalised with fractures to his cheekbone, eye socket and nose, and required surgery.
Richardson was released from prison shortly after. He later stole a motorcycle.
He thought someone had burned down his government housing. He tried to attack a man with a 30cm knife outside a Brisbane Street cafe.
Richardson has been in custody since July 2026. Sentencing was postponed until November 2026.
A community corrections report is needed first.
- June 2026 at Risdon Prison, Tasmania
- Prison assault date
- 30cm
- Knife length
- July 30, 2026
- Custody start date
Why it mattersThe case shows how the justice system handles violence within prisons. It also looks at the difficult situations around those accused of serious crimes.
AustraliaThis is a Tasmanian criminal justice matter affecting the local community dealing with a serious unsolved murder investigation and its aftermath in the prison system.
Corroborated bytheadvocate.com.au
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