'My boss stabbed me then left prison early, but no one told me for months'
Hannah Pritchett, a stabbing victim, was not informed for five months that her attacker had been released from prison under an early removal scheme for foreign nationals. The Ministry of Justice has acknowledged an administrative error and is reviewing its victim notification procedures.
Why it matters
The incident highlights systemic failures in victim support services and the challenges of managing early release programs for foreign offenders.
Image source, Hannah Pritchett Image caption, Hannah Pritchett said an administrative error meant she did not find out her attacker had been released early from prison for five months
Hannah Pritchett was 18 when she was stabbed in the lower back and hip by her boss Luisa Santos.
She was about an hour into her waitressing shift in May 2022 at the Three Horseshoes pub in Princethorpe, Warwickshire, when the blade went in. It was a fish knife, and with its cuts came Santos's false accusation the teen had had an affair with her husband.
That October, Santos was jailed for 10 years after being convicted of attempted murder. She was released in January 2026 under the Early Removal Scheme, which allows foreign national inmates in England and Wales, under certain criteria, to exit prison before they would have previously been allowed for the purpose of deportation.
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