Prisoner planning to sue authorities after being bitten by a rat in his cell

An inmate in Czestochowa is threatening to sue the prison authorities after he was bitten by a rat in his cell. The incident occurred on Friday night, when the man was resting on his bed. He was attacked by the rat, which severely injured his left forearm. With the help of his cell-mate the prisoner managed to kill the rat. He has now hired a lawyer and has an nounced that he plans to take the case to court. Sanitary officials intend to study the case. "We will send a pest control team to the prison to assess the situation," said Zbigniew Swiderek, director of the Czestochowa Sanitary Inspection Office. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 8) A.K.