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Fainu says inmates planned to stab Hayne in prison
Manase Fainu says he helped stop a plan to stab Jarryd Hayne while they were in prison together.
Fainu said inmates at Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre, south of Windsor in New South Wales, were planning to attack Hayne when he arrived in 2023.
Fainu and other inmates warned the group off, he said, and islander inmates then looked after Hayne.
Hayne was imprisoned after being found guilty of two sexual assault charges over an incident in Newcastle in 2018, but a court quashed his convictions in June 2024 and prosecutors did not pursue another trial.
Hayne said he was grateful that Fainu and others had his back while he was in prison.
Fainu was released on parole on Friday after serving time for a 2019 stabbing, and he hopes to return to the NRL.
Manase Fainu says he and other inmates helped stop a plot to stab Jarryd Hayne at a Sydney prison.
Fainu said inmates were discussing the plan before Hayne arrived at the Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre in 2023.
He said islander inmates backed Hayne and other inmates backed off.
Hayne said he was grateful to Fainu and others for protecting him.
Fainu was released on parole on Friday after serving time for a 2019 stabbing.
- Who
- Former Manly hooker Manase Fainu says he helped protect former NRL player Jarryd Hayne.
- What
- Fainu says inmates planned to stab Hayne, but islander inmates intervened and the plan did not proceed.
- When
- Hayne arrived at the prison in 2023. Fainu was released on parole on Friday.
- Where
- Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre in Berkshire Park, south of Windsor, Sydney.
- Why
- Fainu said some inmates planned to attack Hayne; he said islander inmates backed him because they were convinced of his innocence.
Inmates planning to attack Hayne
Fainu and islander inmates who backed Hayne
Planned response
Inmates planning to attack Hayne
Fainu said inmates talked about stabbing Hayne when he arrived.
Fainu and islander inmates who backed Hayne
Fainu said islander inmates warned they would intervene if anything happened to Hayne.
View of Hayne’s case
Inmates planning to attack Hayne
The inmates’ stated reasoning for the planned attack is not stated.
Fainu and islander inmates who backed Hayne
Fainu said the islander inmates asked Hayne if he was guilty and took his word that he was not.
Fainu was jailed for the stabbing of a Mormon youth leader at a church dance in Sydney’s south-west.
Hayne arrived at the Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre, where Fainu said inmates had discussed stabbing him.
The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal quashed Hayne’s convictions.
Fainu was released on parole.
- Prison
- Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre, Berkshire Park
- Hayne’s arrival
- 2023
- Fainu’s sentence
- Eight years
- Fainu’s NRL appearances
- 34 first-grade appearances for Manly between 2018 and 2019
- Hayne’s convictions
- Quashed by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal in June 2024
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What people are saying
We looked after him at Windsor
It was a blessing that me and Manase ended up at the same place.
Manase and others had my back because they were convinced of my innocence and I’ll always be grateful for that.