Three in court charged with murder of prisoner
A man, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Fosse Way on Tuesday
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Three men charged with the murder of an inmate at a Leicestershire prison have appeared in court.
A 31-year-old man, who has not yet been named by police, was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Fosse Way, in Glen Parva, on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Shaan Karim, 38, Thierry Robinson, 21, and Ashirie Smith, 18, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with the joint murder of another inmate.
All three men were remanded in custody until their next appearance at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday.
Three other men, aged 27, 28 and 35, have all been released under investigation after previously being arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.
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- Published22 August
