Arrests after prisoner found dead in cell

THREE prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a child killer was found dead in his cell.

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Kyle Bevan, 33, who brutally murdered a toddler in her west Wales home in 2020, was found dead at HMP Wakefield on Wednesday.

Bevan was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter Lola James in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in 2020. He was handed a minimum jail term of 28 years after he carried out a “sustained, deliberate, and very violent” attack on Lola.

Officers were called to category AHMP Wakefield at 8.25am on Wednesday following reports of a man being found dead in his cell, West Yorkshire Police said.

The force said his death was being treated as “suspicious”, with investigations continuing.

“Three men, who are all serving prisoners, have been arrested on suspicion of murder,” a statement said.