An alleged paedophile who has been held in custody in Queensland since August 2022 has been attacked in prison after being named publicly for the first time since Queensland's law change.
An inmate threw boiling water at Ashley Paul Griffith's face at the Wolston Correctional Centre in Brisbane on Friday.
Sources told 9News there may have been jam inside the boiling water, in an attempt to further harm Griffith, as it would stick to his skin at boiling temperatures.
He is receiving treatment at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
The attack comes days after the alleged child predator was named for the first time after changes to Queensland laws around identifying sex offenders came into effect on October 3rd.
Griffith is facing more than 1600 charges against 91 children, including 136 rape charges, 604 counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16, and 613 counts of child exploitation material.
The alleged attack is being investigated by the Corrective Services Investigation Unit.
