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Man Accused in Loch Ness Campsite Assault Dies in Inverness Prison

A statutory Fatal Accident Inquiry will examine the circumstances of the death in custody.

Overview

  • John Bell, 44, was found dead on November 8 in his cell at HMP Inverness while on remand.
  • He had been charged in connection with an alleged July 31 sexual assault on an eight-year-old at the Loch Ness Bay Campsite near Drumnadrochit.
  • Bell appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court in September, entered no plea, and was remanded as the case was committed for further examination.
  • Police Scotland has been notified and the Procurator Fiscal will oversee a Fatal Accident Inquiry in due course.
  • Officials have not confirmed a cause of death, despite some reports suggesting it may have been a suicide.