Exclusive by Jeremy Armstrong 14/01/2008
A Star Wars-mad prisoner doing life for attempted murder has changed his name to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The "highly dangerous" inmate, formerly Daniel House, 27, was jailed in 2001 for a savage knife attack on a young woman.
He told doctors he dreamt of committing murder and has been judged a deadly threat to fellow prisoners and warders, who now have to call him Mr Kenobi or Obi-Wan.
An insider at the high-security jail in Wakefield, West Yorks, where "Obi-Wan" is prisoner EB6712, said: "We can't say, 'Stop that, Kenobi.' It's considered discourteous.
"But calling him Mr Kenobi takes a bit of getting used to." An official confirmed the inmate changed his name by deed poll to the film character once played by Alec Guinness.
The official added: "Our guidelines mean he would be called Mr or by his first name."
The inmate, who carried out his "appalling attack" in his home town Yeovil, Somerset, is thought to have Star Wars memorabilia in his cell and is unlikely ever to be released.
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