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23/02/2011
Child Killer 'Murdered' In Prison
Detectives are investigating the suspected murder of convicted child killer Colin Hatch at one of the UK's maximum-security prisons.
Police reported that Hatch, 38, from Finchley died at Full Sutton jail in East Yorkshire on Tuesday.
A post-mortem is yet to be carried out
In 1994 Hatch was given a life sentence after being found guilty of killing a seven-year-old boy while on parole for a previous child sex attack.
Humberside Police said a 35-year-old prisoner is in custody arrested on suspicion of murder.
Discussing the incident, a police spokesman said: "We received a call from the prison service at 1924 GMT reporting that there was an incident ongoing at the prison.
"At 2007 GMT we received a further call stating that a 38-year-old man who had been involved in the incident had died."
(BMcN/GK)
Police reported that Hatch, 38, from Finchley died at Full Sutton jail in East Yorkshire on Tuesday.
A post-mortem is yet to be carried out
In 1994 Hatch was given a life sentence after being found guilty of killing a seven-year-old boy while on parole for a previous child sex attack.
Humberside Police said a 35-year-old prisoner is in custody arrested on suspicion of murder.
Discussing the incident, a police spokesman said: "We received a call from the prison service at 1924 GMT reporting that there was an incident ongoing at the prison.
"At 2007 GMT we received a further call stating that a 38-year-old man who had been involved in the incident had died."
(BMcN/GK)
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