Six arrests after inmate dies at Leicestershire prison

Police say his death is being treated as "unexplained"

Author: Seb CheerPublished 21st Aug 2024

Six men have been arrested, after an inmate died at a prison in Leicestershire.

Police were sent to HMP Fosse Way yesterday (Tuesday 20th August), after a 31-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell.

The inmate's death is being treated as unexplained, according to Leicestershire Police.

Six men have been arrested in connection, and are currently in custody.

HMP Fosse Way opened in 2023

The new jail, a category C prison, was built on the site of the old HMP Glen Parva in Wigston to house 1,715 prisoners, and is managed by Serco.

A Serco spokesman told Planet Rock: "We can confirm that a 31-year-old man has died at Fosse Way prison.

"The matter is now being investigated by Leicestershire Police."

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