Investigation starts into six sudden deaths at a prison in South Wales
The cases at HMP Parc in Bridgend have all emerged in the last three weeks
An investigation's started into six sudden deaths at a prison in South Wales.
They've all happened in the last three weeks, with the first case emerging on the 27th February,
Four are believed to be drugs-related - with two connected to Spice.
South Wales Police will continue to work with HM Prison Parc, G4S, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and Public Health Wales in response to these issues.
South Wales Police statement
Detective Steve Jones from South Wales Police said:
“At this stage we cannot confirm that the four deaths are connected to any specific drug however a fast-track process has been undertaken and identified the presence of Nitazene based substances in connection with all four deaths. Spice has been identified in two of the four deaths.
“Postmortems have been completed on two of the four men and at this stage cause of death is inconclusive and we are awaiting toxicology. The other two men are awaiting a postmortem.”
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