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| Murder inquiry begins after inmate death at HMP Whitemoor | Murder inquiry begins after inmate death at HMP Whitemoor |
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| A murder investigation is under way after the death of a convicted killer at a high-security prison. | A murder investigation is under way after the death of a convicted killer at a high-security prison. |
| The body of John Mansfield was found at HMP Whitemoor, near March in Cambridgeshire at about 16:10 BST on Sunday. | The body of John Mansfield was found at HMP Whitemoor, near March in Cambridgeshire at about 16:10 BST on Sunday. |
| Mansfield was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of Ann Alfanso at her flat in Whalley Range, Manchester. | Mansfield was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of Ann Alfanso at her flat in Whalley Range, Manchester. |
| Cambridgeshire Police said a 44-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Cambridgeshire Police said a 44-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| The force confirmed it was called to the prison after an inmate in his 60s was found dead. | The force confirmed it was called to the prison after an inmate in his 60s was found dead. |
| A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Police are investigating the death of prisoner John Mansfield at HMP Whitemoor on Sunday, 13 April." | A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Police are investigating the death of prisoner John Mansfield at HMP Whitemoor on Sunday, 13 April." |
| It added the Prison and Probation Ombudsman would also be investigating, as happens with all deaths in custody. | |
| Mansfield was jailed for a minimum of 30 years after pleading guilty to murdering Ms Alfanso, who was stabbed multiple times at her home in August 2006. | Mansfield was jailed for a minimum of 30 years after pleading guilty to murdering Ms Alfanso, who was stabbed multiple times at her home in August 2006. |
| A post-mortem examination found she had 97 wounds, bruises and cuts on her body as a result of the attack. | A post-mortem examination found she had 97 wounds, bruises and cuts on her body as a result of the attack. |
| In 2014, Mansfield was given a second life term after stabbing another prisoner with a broken plate at HMP Full Sutton, near York. | |
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