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Accused father found dead in jail Accused father found dead in jail
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A man charged with murdering his six-year-old son has been found dead in his cell at a Sussex prison.A man charged with murdering his six-year-old son has been found dead in his cell at a Sussex prison.
Dafydd Field was found at HMP Lewes on Tuesday, the Prison Service said. It is believed he electrocuted himself.Dafydd Field was found at HMP Lewes on Tuesday, the Prison Service said. It is believed he electrocuted himself.
The 52-year-old teaching assistant had appeared before Dorking magistrates on Saturday and remanded in custody.The 52-year-old teaching assistant had appeared before Dorking magistrates on Saturday and remanded in custody.
His son Jethro was found at a house in George Road, Farncombe, Surrey, on 4 April. Mr Field, of the same address, was due before the Old Bailey in July.His son Jethro was found at a house in George Road, Farncombe, Surrey, on 4 April. Mr Field, of the same address, was due before the Old Bailey in July.
He was arrested at a police station in Tywyn in Gwynedd, Wales, two hours after his son's body was discovered.He was arrested at a police station in Tywyn in Gwynedd, Wales, two hours after his son's body was discovered.
A post-mortem examination on the boy's body was completed, but Surrey Police did not release the results, saying they were central to the investigation.A post-mortem examination on the boy's body was completed, but Surrey Police did not release the results, saying they were central to the investigation.
'Devoted father''Devoted father'
Staff and paramedics tried to resuscitate Mr Field but he was pronounced dead at 0642 BST, a Prison Service spokesman said.Staff and paramedics tried to resuscitate Mr Field but he was pronounced dead at 0642 BST, a Prison Service spokesman said.
He said next-of-kin had been informed and there would be an investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, but added: "Indications are it was self-inflicted and appears to be electrocution."He said next-of-kin had been informed and there would be an investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, but added: "Indications are it was self-inflicted and appears to be electrocution."
And he added that inmates were assessed by prison officers on a case-by-case basis when they first arrived in jail, to decide if they were a risk to themselves.
On the day the child's body was found, police were called to the house in Farncombe by a person reporting a domestic incident.On the day the child's body was found, police were called to the house in Farncombe by a person reporting a domestic incident.
Neighbour Cicely Hill, who lives opposite the family, said Mr Field was a "devoted father".Neighbour Cicely Hill, who lives opposite the family, said Mr Field was a "devoted father".
She added: "I didn't know him that well, but I'd seen him with the children and he was great with them."She added: "I didn't know him that well, but I'd seen him with the children and he was great with them."
A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said the force would be co-operating fully with the Prison Service inquiry, supported by Sussex Police.A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said the force would be co-operating fully with the Prison Service inquiry, supported by Sussex Police.
She said: "Every death in custody has to be investigated. There will be a full investigation into what took place and obviously our investigation will have to be re-examined."She said: "Every death in custody has to be investigated. There will be a full investigation into what took place and obviously our investigation will have to be re-examined."
The Surrey force was supporting Mr Field's family through the double tragedy, she added.The Surrey force was supporting Mr Field's family through the double tragedy, she added.
"Family liaison officers will be, and have been, doing what they can to comfort them," she said."Family liaison officers will be, and have been, doing what they can to comfort them," she said.