Which is funny in a morbid way, because I think he's actually a lot safer from a possible hit in a UK prison than outside of one. The last place where you could get away with something like that un-noticed is inside a prison.
And I doubt even the US would be stupid enough to try something like that even though there are enough politicians baying for blood.
I wished they were as assertive about bringing people to trial when it comes to the Guantanamo inmates.
It wouldn't have to be the US or even the UK. Assange has angered a lot of different governments, not to mention private citizens.
People die in London police custody at about the rate of one every month, if I remember correctly. It's not really such an unusual occurrence. Without knowing much about the UK, I doubt that the police officers who kill those captives usually get indicted for murder.
Reuters claims all Ardin and the other accuser really wanted was to get Assange to take an STD test.
I think Assange's concern was not that he'd be convicted, but that once he's in police custody, he could be extradited to the US or murdered more easily.