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Prisoner killed - Forest Bank




Posted by Brian on 20th September 2008 at 12:42 PM
Prisoner killed - Forest Bank

A man has died after being seriously assaulted in the Forest Bank prison.

Prison service staff called police to Forest Bank prison at 9.25am yesterday, Friday 19 September 2008, following reports of the assault.

Officers attended and found a 35-year-old man was unconscious. He was taken to hospital, but later died.

Two men were arrested in connection with this assault yesterday. They remain in police custody for questioning.

Inquiries are ongoing.

The jail, opened in 2000, is privately run by Kalyx Ltd, formerly known as the UK Detention Service.




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