Newcastle United and Bristol City ace Bradley Orr may have been a rock solid defender, but even he turned to jelly when he was chased by the infamous ‘Swindon Butcher’ in prison.While playing for City in 2006, Orr was involved in a mass brawl at a Bristol nightclub that eventually led to him being charged with affray alongside City teammates Steve Brooker and David Partridge.
After being sentenced to 28 days in Leyhill prison, approximately one year after the fight took place, he endured a terrifying ordeal with a convict serving a 35-year sentence.
Most heated exchanges with serving prisoners are guaranteed to raise pulses rather significantly at the best of times. However, Orr found himself being pursued by a man believed to be Michael Clarke, a felon who was known as 'The Swindon Butcher', after murdering his own parents. “There was a gym screw, who worked for the prison but runs the gym, his name was Mark Pullman.
He said ‘just do as you're told, listen to me and you'll be fine’,” Orr said to the Under the Cosh podcast."He comes to me and says 'do me a favour, go and tell him there on the treadmill he's got five minutes to get dressed, showered and out of here and into the visiting room or else he's going to lose his visit.
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