One of the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby is suing the prison service for compensation after his teeth were knocked out.
Michael Adebolajo, 32, claimed he was assaulted by five prison officers at Belmarsh prison two years ago, resulting in his two front teeth being knocked out.
But the officers, who were suspended from work after the incident, were later told they had no case to answer.
Adebalajo was jailed last year alongside Michael Adebowale for the brutal murder of the 22-year-old soldier who was run over and hacked to death with a meat cleaver near Woolwich barracks in broad daylight in May 2013.
The Sun reported if successful, Adebolajo could receive up to £20,000 of taxpayers' money, but a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spokesman said it would “robustly” defend the compensation claim.
The spokesman said: “A police investigation into this incident took place and no charges were brought against members of staff.
“The public will be rightly outraged at the thought of this man receiving compensation from the taxpayer and we robustly defend claims made against the Prison Service.”
The MoJ added two thirds of prisoner claims over the last three year had been successfully defended.
Labour’s Khalid Mahmood, England’s first Muslim MP, told The Sun the claim was “taking the mickey out of the taxpayer”.
Adebolajo was handed a whole-life jail term for the soldier’s murder and Adebowale was sentenced to life with a minimum 45 years.
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