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An inmate at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca, who sustained injuries after he was beaten by prison officers, died at the Arima General Hospital after he collapsed at the prison's infirmary on March 14.

A release from the prison service identified the inmate as Akino Purcell.

Purcell was taken to the hospital where he died around 12.10 am on March 15, the release said.