Inmate found hanged in cell while awaiting double stab trial

Havant

  A man found hanged in his cell while awaiting trial for stabbing two schoolboys had a note counting down the days to his court appearance with the word ‘life’ written next to it, an inquest heard. Richard Walsh, 43, was found hanging by a bed sheet from the light fitting in his single cell in Belmarsh Prison at 10.43am on 19 July last year. He was facing two counts of attempted murder of a 12 and a 13-year-old boy…

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