Investigation launched after death of inmate at HMP Stoke Heath

UPDATED AT 14:22 ON 3 July. The age of the man arrested has been amended. 

A murder investigation has been launched after an inmate was found dead at HMP Stoke Heath in Shropshire this morning (Tuesday 1 July).

Around 7:40am we received a report from the prison that a man in his 40s was found deceased within his cell.

Officers attended the prison, and a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Superintendent Carl Moore said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has lost his life.

“An investigation has begun to establish the full circumstances of his death.

“I can confirm that the man arrested on suspicion of murder is also an inmate and he remains in custody”.