A violent offender responsible for the death of a Lavington man won't serve any more jail time despite being caught with a prison shank and drugs following an attack on an inmate.
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Adam Jay Azzi was just two days away from being sentenced for manslaughter when he punched the victim at Junee jail and kneed him on the ground.
The 47-year-old drug addict had been transferred from Bathurst jail to a holding cell in Junee prison on March 4 last year.
He was with three other criminals in a holding cell and had a conversation with the 35-year-old victim, Daniel Carter.
The Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday heard the pair moved to the back of the cell to continue talking.
"The offender punched the victim to the right side of the face with a closed right fist and continued to punch the victim to the head and face using both hands multiple times until the victim fell to the ground," the prosecution said.
"Whilst the victim was on the ground, the offender kneed the victim twice to the head and continued to punch the victim to the head and face."
Carter was kicked twice in the face before prison officers broke up the fight.
Azzi was placed in a different holding cell.
He was belligerent and made multiple threats to the corrections officers, who noticed he had something in his buttocks.
"The offender initially volunteered to remove the item from his buttocks, however when given the opportunity attempted to push the item further into his anal region," the court heard.
Officers tried to secure Azzi with wrist locks and put him against a wall, at which point blue plastic was noticed in his hair.
His hair was cut and a 14 centimetre prison shiv was found.
It took Azzi about an hour to comply with the officer's requests, and 16 Suboxone strips were located.
Just two days later, Azzi was sentenced to at least eight years and three months in jail for the stabbing death of Lloyd Kennedy in Lavington on November 6, 2016.
He had been tried on a charge of murder, but was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
The 47-year-old will be eligible for parole on February 6, 2025.
Azzi faced three charges before magistrate Rodney Brender on Wednesday for the prison attack.
Mr Brender imposed a conviction with no penalty, including no jail time.
