Jen Mills
Published November 30, 2025 10:10am
Updated November 30, 2025 10:10am
Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook
Comment now
Comments
Footage of the inmate and guard playing a video game was posted on TikTok (Stock picture: HMP Prison & Probation Service)
Other inmates watched and filmed as a prison officer played a Fifa-style video game with an inmate in his cell.
They found it amusing enough to post it on social media, where it gained so much attention that the Ministry of Justice intervened to take down the TikTok clip.
The clip showed the uniformed guard leaving the cell, with the caption overlaid: ‘He try run’, the Sun reported.
It’s not quite at the level of guards having sex with prisoners, as in the case of Linda De Sousa Abreu, who was jailed earlier this year – and the guard himself is not accused of wrongdoing.
But the government is now investigating after the video was filmed on a prisoner’s mobile phone, which they should not have had behind bars.
Sign up for all of the latest stories
Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.
The prison where it happened has not been identified (Picture: Getty)
It was not clear which prison the video was filmed at, or when.
Video games are not banned outright in prison, although any console should not be WiFi enabled.
Prisoners can only access TVs if they have earned the right, and only use them if they are not required to be at work or in education.
Government sources told Metro the guard had not done anything wrong, as in some circumstances, guards playing video games in prisons can help build better relationships and reduce violence.
However, authorities clearly wouldn’t have wanted it to end up online from an illicit phone camera, and the video has now been removed from social media.
An investigation is underway to identify the prisoner responsible for the video.
Linda De Sousa Abreu arriving at Isleworth Crown Court charged with misconduct in public office (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)
In the most notorious incident of prison officer wrongdoing recently, Linda De Sousa Abreu was filmed having sex with prisoner Linton Weirich at HMP Wandsworth in south London.
More Trending
-
‘Kind and loving’ boy, 14, killed after being hit by a train named and pictured
Channel: UK UK 14 hours ago By William Hallowell - Man arrested in the UK for posing with a gun while he was on holiday in the US
- Disruption at UK airports confirmed this weekend after 6,000 planes found unsafe to fly
- Outbreak of medieval skin disease in UK schools leaving patients’ flesh ‘crawling’
A viral video showed the pair having sex while De Sousa Abreu’s radio crackled with messages in the background.
Weirich’s cellmate filmed the liaison on his phone, and could be heard saying: ‘This is how we roll in Wandsworth.’
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: ‘We removed these posts immediately and are investigating.
‘Those who break prison rules will be punished and can face extra time behind bars.’
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].
For more stories like this, check our news page.
Arrow MORE: Three prison officers stabbed in attack with ‘improvised weapon’
Arrow MORE: Prison officer faces jail for affairs with two inmates and smuggling in drugs
Arrow MORE: Nearly 100 prisoners freed by mistake over seven months this year
Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source News UpdatesStay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.
Email I agree to receive newsletters from Metro I agree to receive newsletters from Metro Sign UpSign UpThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy
