Prisoner found hanged
Published: 00:00, 20 March 2003
AN INQUIRY has been launched into the death of a Sheppey prisoner who was found hanged in his cell.
Prison officers at Elmley jail, Eastchurch, found Michael Smith, 37, hanged from a ligature made of torn bed sheets in a single cell on Sunday night. He was on remand at the prison accused of aggravated burglary.
A Prison Serivce spokeswoman said staff tried to revive Mr Smith and a paramedic team was called, but he was pronounced dead about 20 minutes after being found.
The spokeswoman added that a senior governor from another prison would hold an investigation into the death. The coroner has been informed and an inquest will be held.
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