The sadistic murderer who copied a torture scene from a horror film has had his jail term extended to 2062 after he stabbed a prison guard in the neck with a shank he had hid in his mouth.

Matthew Tinling, dubbed the Saw Killer, is currently serving two life sentences after horrifically murdering his neighbour and launching a knife attack on a fellow inmate.

Tinling, 36, killed former soldier Richard Hamilton in March 2012 after stabbing him 17 times in the head, neck and legs in a ‘savage and prolonged’ attack. 

At the climax of the frenzied attack, he mimicked a torture scene from the notorious horror film Saw VI by trying to sever the 45-year-old’s spinal cord.

Tinling, who also carried out an attack on a fellow inmate at HMP Woodhill in 2016, has now had seven years added to his sentence over an attack two years ago that left a prison guard needing 18 stitches, The Sun reported.

Matthew Tinling, (left) dubbed the Saw Killer, has had his jail term extended to 2062 after he stabbed a prison guard in the neck with a shank he had hid in his mouth. He was jailed after having exacted terrible torture on Richard Hamilton (right), recreating a scene from a Saw VI by hacking through his spine

At the climax of the frenzied attack on Mr Hamilton, he mimicked a torture scene from the notorious horror film Saw VI (pictured) by trying to sever the 45-year-old’s spinal cord

Tinling attacked the officer at HMP Woodhill near MIlton Keynes, Bucks, in February 2021 as he was being escorted back to his cell after a workout.

He allegedly ‘launched himself’ at the officer in the exercise yard and asked to return to his cell earlier than normal. As the gate opened, he came ‘flying out’ at the guard.

The killer admitted attempted murder and in a letter reportedly bragged about how he had ‘mangled his face’.

Tinling, during sentencing last week at Ayelsbury Crown Court, was told that the earliest he can now be eligible for parole is 2062 – instead of 2055.

Mr Justice Morris, during sentencing, said that Tinling had become ‘more vocal towards wing staff’ in the weeks before the attack.

The court head that the killer had felt his current psychologist had ‘betrayed his trust’ and that he was feeling anxious about not being able to see a new one.

One officer claimed that the murderer had told the unit manager that his ‘head was going’ and they needed to make an adjustment.

A Prison Service spokesperson told The Sun: ‘We do not tolerate attacks against our hardworking staff and always push for the strongest possible punishment for those involved.’ 

Tinling attacked the officer at HMP Woodhill (pictured) in February 2021 as he was being escorted back to his cell after a workout. He allegedly ‘launched himself’ at the officer in the exercise yard and asked to return to his cell earlier than normal. As the gate opened, he came ‘flying out’ at the guard. The killer admitted attempted murder and bragged about the attack

Tinling was first jailed at the Old Bailey in 2013 for the murder of Mr Hamilton. 

He had tortured the former soldier in a bid to get him to hand over the PIN for his bank account and later withdrew £240 to spend on crack cocaine.

Tinling had watched Saw VI on DVD while living at a homeless hostel in Maida Vale, west London. He then broke into Mr Hamilton’s room and tried to imitate a scene from the film. 

He inflicted 17 wounds during the attack, the most serious of which was delivered specifically with the intention of severing Mr Hamilton’s spinal cord to cause paralysis and death.

Tinling had denied murder but was convicted after a trial.

He then stood trial again after a vicious attack in 2016 where he and another inmate knifed a fellow lag.

During his trial he reportedly laughed in a High Court judge’s face and said that he had been ‘a very naughty boy’ before his trial began.

MailOnline has approached the Ministry of Justice for comment. 

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