Disgraced US sports doctor Larry Nassar ‘stabbed multiple times in prison’

Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation at a federal prison in Florida (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press/AP)

Disgraced US sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, has been stabbed multiple times by another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.

Two people familiar with the matter said the attack happened on Sunday at United States Penitentiary Coleman in Florida.