Two prisoners have appeared in court charged with murdering a convicted child killer in jail.
Gary David Smith, 47, and Lee William Newell, 44, appeared before Worcester Magistrates today charged with the murder of Subhan Anwar, who was found to have a broken neck in the post mortem examination.
Undated West Yorkshire Police handout photo of Subhan Anwar. Credit: West Yorkshire Police/PA Archive
The two men are fellow inmates at Long Lartin jail in Worcestershire, where Anwar was serving a minimum of 23 years for murdering a two-year-old girl from Huddersfield.
Both men were remanded in custody to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday February 19.
Two prisoners are being held in police custody after Subhan Anwar, who was jailed for torturing and murdering his partner's two year old daughter, was found dead in his cell, the Ministry of Justice said.
Anwar, who was jailed for a minimum of 23 years in 2009 for the murder of Sanam Navsarka, is understood to have been held hostage in a cell at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire before he was killed.
His partner, Zahbeena Navsarka, was cleared of her daughter's murder but found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for nine years.
Heavy rain has left Worcestershire facing a wet Christmas, with six flood warnings in place.
Swans enjoy more room to roam as the river Severn burst its bank at Worcester, close to the cathedral. Credit: PA
The River Severn bust its bank at Worcester, close to the cathedral and the city's racecourse was flooded.
Many rail passengers heading home for Christmas have been warned not to travel and the Environment Agency has issued four severe flood warnings in the southwest of the country.
Kayakers train on a flooded Worcester Racecourse. Credit: PA
Police investigate unexplained death of woman found at primary school
Police are investigating the unexplained death of a woman whose body was found at a primary school.
The woman, in her 40s, was pronounced dead at Sytchampton Endowed First School, at Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire, after police and paramedics were called to the scene yesterday at 4.20pm.
A West Mercia Police spokesman said:
Officers are investigating the death, which is being treated as unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious, and they are compiling a report that will be passed to the Worcestershire coroner.
The local safer neighbourhoods team is also liaising with the school's authorities as they deal with the incident.
The school will be closed today and tomorrow, Worcestershire County Council said in a statement that it was aware of a "serious incident" at the school.
