Joran van der Sloot attacked in Peruvian prison

Joran van der Sloot was wounded in a violent fight in a Peruvian jail, according to the New York Post. The 36-year-old Dutch man is currently sitting out a 28-year prison sentence for the murder of Peruvian student Stephany Flores.

He was reportedly attacked by two other prisoners in the common area of the infamous Challapalca prison. More prisoners joined the fight until the correctional officers separated the men and regained control over the situation.

Van der Sloot had bruises and slash wounds after the fight. It is unknown whether the men attacked Van der Sloot due to an argument in the prison, or because Stephany Flores was the daughter of Ricardo Flores, a popular entrepreneur, politician and former rally car driver in Peru.

The Dutch man was also given a 20-year jail sentence in October for attempting to extort the family of Natalee Holloway. After years of accusations that he tried to cover up Holloway's death, Van der Sloot finally confessed last year to killing the American teenager.

Holloway visited Aruba with classmates on a vacation in 2005. She was last seen with Van der Sloot, before disappearing without a trace. Her body was never found.