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Wormwood Scrubs stabbing: Four inmates arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal prison attack Wormwood Scrubs stabbing: Four inmates arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal prison attack
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A murder investigation has been launched following the death of an inmate at a London prison.A murder investigation has been launched following the death of an inmate at a London prison.
Police were called to HMP Wormwood Scrubs in the west of the capital on Wednesday afternoon following reports of a stabbing. Emergency services were called to HMP Wormwood Scrubs in the west of the capital on Wednesday afternoon following reports of a stabbing.
Officers and London ambulance service attended and found a man in his twenties suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Saleh Khader, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Four men, all prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs and in their early twenties, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. All four remain in police custody.Four men, all prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs and in their early twenties, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. All four remain in police custody.
The Metropolitan Police said detectives were investigating and a post-mortem examination would be arranged in due course. Next of kin are aware but formal identification awaits.The Metropolitan Police said detectives were investigating and a post-mortem examination would be arranged in due course. Next of kin are aware but formal identification awaits.
It comes less than two months after a formal inspection of the jail raised concerns over chronic staff shortages, food shortages and a surge in violence.It comes less than two months after a formal inspection of the jail raised concerns over chronic staff shortages, food shortages and a surge in violence.
Inspectors also found areas of the west London jail were strewn with litter, attracting rats and cockroaches, in what they said painted an “extremely concerning picture”.Inspectors also found areas of the west London jail were strewn with litter, attracting rats and cockroaches, in what they said painted an “extremely concerning picture”.