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| Cardiff prison death: Inmate arrested on murder suspicion | Cardiff prison death: Inmate arrested on murder suspicion |
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| A prisoner has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of an inmate at Cardiff jail. | A prisoner has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of an inmate at Cardiff jail. |
| Darren Thomas, 45, was found by staff in his cell at 03:25 GMT on Thursday, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said. | Darren Thomas, 45, was found by staff in his cell at 03:25 GMT on Thursday, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said. |
| An ambulance was called but the prisoner was pronounced dead 35 minutes later. | An ambulance was called but the prisoner was pronounced dead 35 minutes later. |
| A 22-year-old man has been arrested and is being questioned by officers at Cardiff Bay Police station, South Wales Police said. | A 22-year-old man has been arrested and is being questioned by officers at Cardiff Bay Police station, South Wales Police said. |
| A prison service spokesperson said: "HMP Cardiff prisoner Darren Thomas was found by staff in his cell at around 3:25am on Thursday 6 March. An ambulance attended and he was pronounced dead at 4am. | A prison service spokesperson said: "HMP Cardiff prisoner Darren Thomas was found by staff in his cell at around 3:25am on Thursday 6 March. An ambulance attended and he was pronounced dead at 4am. |
| "This is now a matter for the police." | "This is now a matter for the police." |
| The coroner has been told. | The coroner has been told. |
| Second incident | |
| Meanwhile the MoJ has confirmed that there was a disturbance in Cardiff prison on Thursday, but it was unconnected to the suspicious death. | |
| The disturbance, which involved two inmates, began at 07:30 GMT and ended when they surrendered to prison officers at 13:40 GMT. | |
| A Tornado team of specially trained prison officers was on standby but was not needed. | |
| The incident was resolved peacefully and no-one was injured. | |
| The inmates involved will now be dealt with by the prison service, the MoJ said. | |
| Cardiff jail is a Category B prison which holds male adult prisoners usually from south east Wales. | |
| It has three Victorian era wings and three newer ones. According to the MoJ, 96 prisoners are serving a life sentence there and its maximum capacity is around 780. | It has three Victorian era wings and three newer ones. According to the MoJ, 96 prisoners are serving a life sentence there and its maximum capacity is around 780. |
| The facility also holds vulnerable prisoners and sex offenders, although they are kept in separate units from the general prison population. | The facility also holds vulnerable prisoners and sex offenders, although they are kept in separate units from the general prison population. |