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Kyle Bevan Found Dead at HMP Wakefield as Police Arrest Three Inmates on Suspicion of Murder

Police are treating the 33-year-old’s in-custody death as suspicious at a prison recently flagged for rising violence.

Overview

  • West Yorkshire Police said they were called to the Category A prison at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday and launched a homicide investigation.
  • Three serving prisoners were arrested on suspicion of murder, with detectives working to establish the full circumstances of the death.
  • Bevan was serving a life sentence with a 28-year minimum for the 2020 murder of two-year-old Lola James in Haverfordwest.
  • The Prison Service confirmed his death, and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has begun an independent review.
  • The incident follows the October killing of inmate Ian Watkins at the same jail and comes after inspectors warned this year of increased violence and prisoners feeling unsafe.