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Three charged with murder after death of man in Fosse Way prison in Leicester

22 August 2024, 20:16 | Updated: 22 August 2024, 23:05

Three men have been charged with murder after the death of a man in prison.

A 31-year-old inmate was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Fosse Way in Leicester on Tuesday.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Shaan Karim, 38, Thierry Robinson, 21, and Ashirie Smith, 18, have all been charged with murder.

Two men, aged 27 and 28, who were arrested on suspicion of murder, have been released under investigation.

A sixth man, aged 35, was also previously released under investigation after being arrested on suspicion of murder.

Karim, Robinson and Smith have been remanded into custody and are due to appear at Leicester Magistrates Court on Friday.

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The Category C prison, which houses an estimated 1,715 inmates, is a new build which opened last year and is operated by services firm Serco with the aim of reducing reoffending.

HMP Fosse Way was built on the old site of HMP Glen Parva, which closed in 2017.

The new prison is the second to be built in the UK with the main aim of rehabilitating offenders through education, training and ensuring prisoners have a job upon being released, Serco says on its website.

A Serco spokesman said: "We can confirm that a 31-year-old man has died at Fosse Way prison.

"The matter is now being investigated by Leicestershire Police."