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| 'Drugs link' to prisoner death | |
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| An investigation is under way after a prisoner was found dead in his cell at Magilligan Prison on Sunday. | An investigation is under way after a prisoner was found dead in his cell at Magilligan Prison on Sunday. |
| Richard Bernard Gilmore, 25, from the Finaghy area of south Belfast, was discovered shortly before 0300 GMT. | |
| The BBC has learnt that prison chiefs are investigating the possibility that a batch of dangerous drugs may be in circulation in the prison. | The BBC has learnt that prison chiefs are investigating the possibility that a batch of dangerous drugs may be in circulation in the prison. |
| The Prisoner Ombudsman has been asked to undertake an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. | |
| East Londonderry MP, Gregory Campbell, said it was not yet clear if the death of the prisoner was drugs-related. | East Londonderry MP, Gregory Campbell, said it was not yet clear if the death of the prisoner was drugs-related. |
| "We are waiting for the Prison Service investigation into the circumstances to take place, and I would assume that would occur over today and tomorrow, " he said. | "We are waiting for the Prison Service investigation into the circumstances to take place, and I would assume that would occur over today and tomorrow, " he said. |
| "Then I think the circumstances will become clear." | "Then I think the circumstances will become clear." |