Prisoner beaten to death in MSP cell

Crime

June 10, 2026

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A PRISONER housed at the Maximum Security Prison (MSP) in Arouca was beaten to death by an inmate suffering from mental health issues.

He has been identified as 48-year-old Christopher Banfield.

The attack was said to have taken place inside a cell at the Remand Facility’s G&R Division building one between Monday night and yesterday morning.

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