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Manchester chip litter killer Stuart Aherne found hanged | |
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A man jailed for life for stabbing a woman who asked him to pick up his litter has been found hanged to death in his cell. | |
Stuart Aherne was 18 when he killed Jean Ryder, 45, in Wythenshawe, Manchester, in 2003. He was sentenced to life in prison later that year. | Stuart Aherne was 18 when he killed Jean Ryder, 45, in Wythenshawe, Manchester, in 2003. He was sentenced to life in prison later that year. |
The 26-year-old was found at HMP Lindholme, South Yorkshire, on Saturday morning. | The 26-year-old was found at HMP Lindholme, South Yorkshire, on Saturday morning. |
An investigation has begun, the Prison Service said. | An investigation has begun, the Prison Service said. |
Staff attempted to save Aherne but he was pronounced dead 10 minutes later. | Staff attempted to save Aherne but he was pronounced dead 10 minutes later. |
He had stabbed Mrs Ryder, later bragging about it to a friend, because she had asked him to pick up a chip wrapper he had dropped in the street in February 2003. | |
Lying face down | Lying face down |
She had calmly told him to "pick it up" before he swore at her and told her she should clear it up. | She had calmly told him to "pick it up" before he swore at her and told her she should clear it up. |
His victim then bent down to pick up the litter and put it in the bin and Aherne stabbed her with a knife engraved with the word "Judge". | His victim then bent down to pick up the litter and put it in the bin and Aherne stabbed her with a knife engraved with the word "Judge". |
Mrs Ryder, from Baguley, was found lying face down in the street and died in hospital. | Mrs Ryder, from Baguley, was found lying face down in the street and died in hospital. |
Aherne was arrested after he told a friend what had happened while they watched the violent 1972 movie Deliverance. | Aherne was arrested after he told a friend what had happened while they watched the violent 1972 movie Deliverance. |
He was also convicted of a separate wounding charge at Manchester Crown Court, relating to an attack a week before Mrs Ryder's death. | He was also convicted of a separate wounding charge at Manchester Crown Court, relating to an attack a week before Mrs Ryder's death. |
A Prison Service spokesman said: "As with every death in custody, the prisons and probation ombudsman will conduct a full investigation." | A Prison Service spokesman said: "As with every death in custody, the prisons and probation ombudsman will conduct a full investigation." |
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